Nanjing Luhe Airport
History
With the rapid expansion of the city of Nanjing, the military Dajiaochang Airport, originally far from the city, is increasingly surrounded by the urban area and restricting its development even after Nanjing Lukou International Airport opened in 1997. Since 2003 the local government and the military have been in talks on relocating the air base. In January 2006 a site for the new airport was determined and the project received approvals from the State Council and the Central Military Commission in January 2009. On 8 August 2012, construction for Luhe Airport was started in suburban Luhe District. Luhe Airport was opened in July 2015, and Dajiaochang Airport was closed on 30 July 2015.
Operations
Luhe Air Base hosts the 29th and 30th Bomber Regiments of the 10th Bomber Division, the only bomber unit in Eastern Theater Command and their assigned H-6K bombers.
See also
- Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- List of airports in China
- List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases
References
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- ^ "86岁的大校场机场正式关闭 将建南部"智慧客厅"". Nanjing Daily. 1 August 2015.
- ^ Allen, Kenneth W. Allen (2 May 2022). "PLA Air Force: Bomber Force Organization" (PDF). China Aerospace Studies Institute.