Wuhu Wanli Airport 芜湖湾里机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | People's Liberation Army Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Wuhu, Anhui, China | ||||||||||
| Built | 1934 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°23′26″N118°24′34″E / 31.39056°N 118.40944°E | ||||||||||
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Wuhu Wanli Airport( IATA : WHU, ICAO : ZSWU), often called Wuhu Air Base, is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) air base in Wuhu, Anhui Province, China. [1] [2]
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.
In 2019, the base prepared for the 9th Fighter Brigade's adoption of the Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter, constructing 26 new hangars. [3] Wuhu Air Base also hosts PLAAF's No. 5720 factory.
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