Kunming

  1923 to 28 June 2012

  China

CITY: Kunming, Yunnan

IATA/ICAO CODES: KMG / ZPPP

COORDINATES: 25°00'N / 102°45'E

OTHER NAMES: Kunming Wujiaba International

Kunming airfield was originally built in 1923 under the supervision of a local warlord, General Tang Jiyao. It is among the oldest airports in China.

During the Sino-Japanese War, the airport was expanded. It was a base of operations of the legendary "Flying Tigers", the 1^st American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force led by Claire Lee Chennault before the United States entered the war. Starting in 1942, Kunming airfield was the headquarters of numerous USAAF units, including the 14^th Air Force and later the 10^th Air Force. The Air Transport Command established a major air transport facility at the airport, which connected flights west to Chabua, Assam, India, with other routes within China.

1340^th AAF Base Unit (Kunming)

1350^th AAF Base Unit (China Wing HQ) (December 1944 to July 1946)

10^th Air Force, China Air Task Force (July 1942 to March 1943)

14^th Air Force (March 1943 to January 1946)

Air Transport Command India-China Wing Station 13 (December 1943 to August 1944)

1^st Combat Cargo Group, 3^rd Combat Cargo Squadron (September 1945)