Chongqing Baishiyi Airport

Chongqing Baishiyi Airport

重庆白市驿机场
Chongqing Baishiyi Airport; ; 重庆白市驿机场
	IATA: none; ICAO: none;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	People's Liberation Army
Operator	People's Liberation Army Air Force
Serves	Chongqing
Location	Chongqing, China
Opened	1936
Passenger services ceased	22 January 1990
Hub for	China Southwest Airlines (1987–1990)
Coordinates	29°29′46″N 106°21′32″E / 29.49611°N 106.35889°E
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Chongqing Baishiyi Airport (or Baishiyi Air Base) is a People's Liberation Army Air Force in the city of Chongqing in Southwestern China, located about 21 km (13 mi) northwest of the city center. It served as the city's civilian airport until 21 January 1990, when all commercial flights were transferred to the newly-built Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.

History

During

C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft used the airport flying troops and supplies into the area as well as combat wounded to rear areas. The Americans remained at the airport after the war ended, the facility becoming the headquarters of the China Air Service Command, which supplied equipment and other logistical support to American and Chinese forces, along with being headquarters of Fourteenth Air Force

. The American units began closing down in early 1946, with the last personnel of the 10th Weather Squadron departing the facility on 31 July 1946.

Former airlines and destinations

Between 1939 and 1949, Baishiyi airport had served destinations internationally and domestically, and was the third airport ever in China to be put to operation. Before 1990, it was a primary hub for China Southwest Airlines.


Airlines	Destinations
C.A.A.C Airlines	Beijing/Capital, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Guilin/Qifengling, Hong Kong/Kai Tak, Kunming/Wujiaba, Rangoon, Shanghai/Hongqiao, Wuhan/Nanhu, Wuhan/Wangjiadun, Xi'an/Xiguan^[4]
C.N.A.C	Beiping, Canton, Chengdu, Hanoi/Gia Lam, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Kunming, Kweilin, Lashio, Matsuyama, Nanking, Qingdao, Rangoon, Shanghai-Longhua, Singapore/Kallang, Xi'an/Xiguan
Central Air Transport	Beijing-Nanyuan, Canton, Chengdu, Kweilin, Hankou, Hong Kong/Kai Tak, Kunming, Matsuyama, Nanjing, Shanghai/Longhua, Tianjin, Xi'an-Xiguan
China Southwest Airlines	Bangkok-Don Muang, Beijing/Capital, Chengdu, Fuzhou/Yixu, Guiyang, Guilin/Qifengling, Hong Kong/Kai Tak, Kunming/Wujiaba, Lanzhou, Nagoya/Komaki, Shanghai/Hongqiao, Wuhan/Nanhu, Ürümqi, Xi'an/Xiguan
Cathay Dragon	Hong Kong/Kai Tak

Accidents and incidents

On the night of 18 January 1988, China Southwest Airlines flight 4146, an Ilyushin Il-18 arriving from Beijing, crashes into a terrain 5 kilometers from the airport due to an inflight fire caused by an engine fire and explodes, killing 108 of its occupants.^[5]

References

^ Chen, C. Peter. "Bombing of Shanghai, Chongqing, and other Cities". WW2DB. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
^ Chen, C. Peter. "Bombing of Shanghai, Chongqing, and other Cities". WW2DB. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
^ Gustavsson, Hakans. "Håkans Aviation page – Sino-Japanese Air War 1940". surfcity.kund.dalnet.se. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
^ "CAAC Timetable". Airline Timetable Images. 1 Nov 1964.
^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-18D B-222 Chongqing Baishiyi Airport". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

External links

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

[1] Chen, C. Peter. "Bombing of Shanghai, Chongqing, and other Cities". WW2DB. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

[2] Chen, C. Peter. "Bombing of Shanghai, Chongqing, and other Cities". WW2DB. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

[3] Gustavsson, Hakans. "Håkans Aviation page – Sino-Japanese Air War 1940". surfcity.kund.dalnet.se. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

[4] "CAAC Timetable". Airline Timetable Images. 1 Nov 1964.

[5] Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-18D B-222 Chongqing Baishiyi Airport". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

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