Xiangyun Airport

Airport

Xiangyun Airport

Yunnani (Siangyun) Airfield

* IATA: none
* ICAO: none

Summary
Airport type| Undetermined
Serves| Xiangyun, China
Coordinates| 25°25′08″N 100°42′03″E﻿ / ﻿25.418811°N 100.700697°E﻿ / 25.418811; 100.700697Coordinates: 25°25′08″N 100°42′03″E﻿ / ﻿25.418811°N 100.700697°E﻿ / 25.418811; 100.700697
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Location of Xiangyun Airport

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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ft  | m
01/19  | 7,500  | 2,272  | Unknown

Yunnanyi Airport also called Xiangyun Airport is located at west of Xiangyun (Yunnan Province) in the People’s Republic of China. There were two airports be built in Xiangyun during World War II, one called Yunnanyi (Chinese: 云南驿机场) and another called Beitun (北屯机场). The Yunnanyi Airport has been abandoned since 1949. And Beitun Airport is still used nowadays.

## History[edit]

During World War II, the airport was known as Yunnani (Siangyun) Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign beginning in September 1944. The airfield was primarily used by transport (C-46 Commando, C-47 Skytrain) squadrons arriving from India after flying over "the Hump". The transport aircraft unloaded supplies and equipment for the Chinese forces, primarily being food and ammunition. In addition, USAAF F-4 (P-38 Lightning) aircraft flew combat reconnaissance missions over Japanese-held areas from the airport in late 1944 and early 1945. The Americans closed their facilities at the airport in July 1945.

## References[edit]

* World War II portal

* This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website https://www.afhra.af.mil/.
* Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
* Airfields & Seaplane Anchorages China
* USAFHRA history search, Yunnani

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USAAF Fourteenth Air Force in World War II

Previously: 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) "Flying Tigers" (Dec 1941-July 1942) China Air Task Force (July 1942-Mar 1943)

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