Introduction of Laohekou Airport?

Laohekou Airport (also known as Guanghua Airport) is located in laohekou city, Hubei Province. Built on the eve of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, it is one of the five military airports in China. The airport has been expanded five times, and the existing runway is 5960m long, 75m wide and1.5m thick. The airport is located in the eastern suburb of laohekou city, at the foot of Baihua Mountain. At present, he is mainly responsible for the training of all new fighter pilots of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force. The field model includes 歼 7II fighter and 歼 7 fighter.

Airport profile

ICAO four-character code: ZHGH

Laohekou Airport is located in the eastern suburb of laohekou city city, under Baihua Mountain in the city, less than 200m away from Guanghua Avenue, the main road in the city, and 1.5km away from the city center. Built in 1929. It is one of the largest military airports in China, with excellent navigation conditions and complete facilities such as communication, meteorology, navigation, night flight lighting, blind landing, refueling and waiting hall. It is a general-purpose super airport.

The airport is located in the middle of Xiangyang and Shiyan, adjacent to Wudang Mountain, Shennongjia, Gulongzhong, the source of the Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project and other golden tourist routes in Hubei. There are Hanshi, Xiangjing, expressway and national and provincial roads to form a fast and convenient transportation network, which is within100km from Xiangyang, Shiyan, Nanyang and other regional central cities, and only half an hour's drive from Wudang Mountain.

At present, the runway of the Air Force Laohekou Airport is 5960 meters long and 75 meters wide. Guangzhou Military Region Air Force Aviation Training Base (Air Force 18 Division Training Regiment 950 19 Unit) and Air Force Laohekou Station are two regimental units, which have jurisdiction over Air Force Aviation 18 Division (the division headquarters is located in Changsha, Hunan). At present, Laohekou Airport mainly undertakes the training of all new fighter pilots of Guangzhou Military Region Air Force. The field model includes 歼 7II fighter and 歼 7 fighter trainer.

historical changes

1929, the national government of the Republic of China requisitioned 250,000 migrant workers to build it, and it was completed in 1930. Building area1243,400 m2. The airport runway is1500m long and 50m wide. On both sides of the runway, pebbles are paved with rectangular landing signs, which can take off and land small planes. The site was originally in the garrison barracks on the current air route.

1936, Li Zongren, commander of the headquarters of the Fifth Theater, was postponed to this place because he could not adapt to the take-off and landing of large bombers. During the Anti-Japanese War, the Third Brigade (Flying Tigers) of the China-US Air Force Mixed Regiment was stationed here, which was the forward base of the Flying Tigers led by China Air Force and American Volunteer Chennault. During the Anti-Japanese War, Laohekou Airport, together with Hunan Zhijiang Airport, played an important role in guarding Chongqing's air safety, preventing Japanese invasion, bombing Japanese bases and bombing Japanese mainland.

1on March 27th, 945, the airport was captured by the Japanese army. During the fall of 1945, the Japanese army extended the airport runway by 400 meters.

After the transformation of 1959, civil aviation was built into a civil aviation post station from Wuhan to Laohekou.

1967, with the approval of the central military commission, the ninth aviation school of the air force was established in laohekou city. Laohekou Airport has become the headquarters of the Ninth Aviation School and its subordinate third training regiment (later changed to the 79th regiment of Guangzhou-Air Training Base) and an important base for training fighter pilots in China.

From 65438 to 0976, with the approval of the Central Military Commission and the Air Force Command, Laohekou Airport was expanded on a large scale, and the runway was extended to 3200 meters and widened to 60 meters.

1985, Wuhan Military Region and Air Force Ninth Aviation School were cancelled. Air Force Laohekou Airport is under the management of Guangzhou Military Region Air Force.

1988, Laohekou Airport opened civil aviation operation (it is said that it was approved by Yang Zhenggang, then air force commander of Guangzhou Military Region). It has opened two-way civil aviation routes through Beijing, Foshan, Wuhan, Wenzhou, Shanghai and other directions, continuously operating 14, leaving the port for more than 200,000 passengers (times) and entering the port for more than 300,000 passengers (times). In 2002, due to the adjustment of national policies and the need for the Air Force to integrate local airports, the civil aviation of Laohekou Airport was grounded.

200 1, Shiyan cooperated with laohekou city and the army to rename Laohekou Airport Wudang Mountain Airport. With the approval of the provincial government, Zheng Wen [20065438+0] No.74 "Request from the Provincial People's Government on Changing Laohekou Airport into a Military-civilian Airport" was reported to the State Council and the Central Military Commission.

On June 5438+065438+ 10, 2002, the State Council and the Central Military Commission approved the dual-use of Laohekou Airport. When the airport is engaged in civil aviation business, it is called Wudang Mountain Airport, which is essentially a regional airport. After the airport is rectified, civil aviation will be reopened. In August 2003, Wudang Mountain Airport Authority was established. However, due to various reasons, this plan eventually ran aground and the civil aviation of Laohekou Airport was suspended.

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