Huxian Airport

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Huxian Airport
Summary
Airport type Undetermined
Serves Xianyang
Location Xianyang, China
Coordinates 34°09′10″N108°35′59″E / 34.15278°N 108.59972°E / 34.15278; 108.59972
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Huxian Airport
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Direction Length Surface
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08/26 2,272 3,030 Concrete

Huxian Airport is an airport, located about 15 miles south-southwest of Xianyang (Shaanxi Province) in the People’s Republic of China. Its exact use is undetermined.

Xianyang Prefecture-level city in Shaanxi, Peoples Republic of China

Xianyang is a prefecture-level city in central Shaanxi province, situated on the Wei River a few kilometers upstream (west) from the provincial capital of Xi'an. Once the capital of the Qin dynasty, it is now integrated into the Xi'an metropolitan area, one of the main urban agglomerations in inland China, with more than 7.17 million inhabitants, its built-up area made of 2 urban districts was 945,420 inhabitants at the 2010 census. It has a total area of 10,213 square kilometres (3,943 sq mi).

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History

During World War II, the airport was known as Huhsien (Yuehhsien) Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945). People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) use airport as a military base - Xian Air Base

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