Wuhu Wanli Airport
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Wuhu Wanli Airport 芜湖湾里机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military, former public | ||||||||||
| Location | Wuhu, Anhui, China | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°23′26″N 118°24′34″E / 31.39056°N 118.40944°E | ||||||||||
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Wuhu Wanli Airport (Chinese: 芜湖湾里机场) (IATA: WHU, ICAO: ZSWU), or Wuhu Air Base, is a military air base in the city of Wuhu in Anhui Province, China.[1][2]
History
The Wuhu Airbase was originally constructed in 1934 in response to Imperial Japanese aggressions and ambitions in the mainland of China, and was a staging location for the Republic-era Chinese Air Force to launch air strikes and combat air patrols against Japanese incursions and positions during first battles of World War II in Asia; the Battle of Shanghai, Battle of Taiyuan and the Battle of Nanjing.[3][4][5]
See also
- Wuhu Xuancheng Airport
- List of airports in China
- List of the busiest airports in China
- List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases
References
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