Kunming Wujiaba International Airport (IATA:KMG,ICAO:ZPPP) was an airport that servedKunming, the capital ofSouthwestern China'sYunnan province. It is located 4 km (2.5 mi) south-east of metropolitan Kunming. Originally built in 1923, it was the city's main airport until it was replaced by the newly builtKunming Changshui International Airport on 28 June 2012. Wujiaba had been renovated numerous times into a modern facility throughout its operations. It was a major hub forChina Eastern Airlines,Kunming Airlines, andLucky Air. As of 2021, Wujiaba Airport has been demolished and the land will be fully redeveloped before the end of 2021.
The "Flying Tigers", headquartered at Wujiaba Airport
Wujiaba is among the oldest airports in China, with a history that can be traced back to about 100 years, and was first established into a military airbase and flight-training institute under the supervision of local warlord GeneralTang Jiyao in 1922; an additional 23 airports would be established in Yunnan from 1922 to 1929.[1]
The USAAFAir Transport Command (ATC) established a major air transport facility at the airport, which connected flights west toChabua Airfield, India, with other routes within ChinaJiangbei Airport (Chunking);Chengtu Air Base, andBanmaw Airport (Bhamo, Burma). After the war ended in 1945, a 1,390-mile (2,224 kilometer) route east toClark Air Base in the Philippines was established. The route to Clark AB established a complete worldwide transport route for ATC.
The Flying Tigers Association visited in October 1982[6] and again in September 2005.[7]
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