Hengyang Bajialing Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public (defunct) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hengyang,Hunan,China | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°54′19″N112°37′40″E / 26.90528°N 112.62778°E /26.90528; 112.62778 | ||||||||||
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  Bajialing Airport Location of the airport Show map of Hunan Bajialing Airport Bajialing Airport (China) Show map of China | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 衡陽八甲嶺機場 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 衡阳八甲岭机场 | ||||||||
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Hengyang Bajialing Airport is a former military and civil airport in the city ofHengyang inHunan Province,China. It is located inZhuhui District east of theXiang River. Bajialing Airport has not served commercial flights since 1995, and the newHengyang Nanyue Airport was opened in December 2014 to serve as Hengyang's civil airport.[2]
The airport was built in September 1929. DuringWorld War II, it was the largest airport in southern China underAllied control, and in 1944 was a major battleground of theDefense of Hengyang, a fierce battle fought between theImperial Japanese Army and China'sNational Revolutionary Army.[2]
After the war, Hengyang Airport briefly served civil flights in 1955. It was expanded in 1986, and it served commercial flights again between 1988 and 1995; however, all flights ceased in November 1995.[2]