Xinyang Minggang Airport
Xinyang Minggang Airport 信阳明港机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Xinyang, Henan, China | ||||||||||
| Location | Minggang, Pingqiao District, Xinyang | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1931 (military) 28 October 2018 (public) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°32′29″N 114°04′40″E / 32.54139°N 114.07778°E | ||||||||||
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  XAI Location of airport in Henan | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 信阳明港机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 信陽明港機場 | ||||||
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Xinyang Minggang Airport (IATA: XAI, ICAO: ZHXY), or Minggang Air Base, is a dual-use civil and military airport serving the city of Xinyang in Henan Province, China. It is in the town of Minggang in Pingqiao District, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) from downtown Xinyang and 48 kilometres (30 mi) from the city of Zhumadian.[1]
History
[edit]The military air base formerly known as Zhumadian Airbase was built in the 1930s and served important national defense operations following the Manchurian Incident; Zhumadian was critical in supporting the Nationalist Chinese Air Force operations in the northern-front during the War of Resistance-World War II,[2] and was where the 4th Fighter-Attack Group of the Chinese Air Force launched their close-air support missions for Chinese ground forces fighting the Imperial Japanese Army at the Battle of Taierzhuang.[3] The airbase was completely modernized in 1958, and in September 2011, the State Council and the Central Military Commission approved the proposal to convert the base to a dual-use airport. Construction began in November 2015, and a test flight was completed on 23 May 2018.[4] The airport was officially opened on 28 October 2018 for commercial passenger operations, with an inaugural China Eastern Airlines MU9921 flight from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport.[5] The construction budget was 360 million yuan.[5]
Facilities
[edit]Xinyang Minggang Airport has a runway that is 2,700 meters long and 50 meters wide (class 4C), and a 5,000 square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 300,000 passengers and 2,500 tons of cargo per year by 2020.[1][6]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Changan | Xiamen, Xi'an |
| China Eastern Airlines | Chengdu-Tianfu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Shanghai–Pudong |
| GX Airlines | Haikou |
See also
[edit]- List of airports in China
- List of the busiest airports in China
- List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases
References
[edit]- ^ a b "明港机场十月通航，拟开通信阳至北京、重庆、上海、广州、深圳、成都...港澳台等地的航班！". Sohu. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ 抗日战争纪念网. "长空写忠魂：击落第一架日本战机的张光明 - 抗战英烈事迹综合资料 - 抗日战争纪念网". www.krzzjn.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
对于长途奔袭的机群，油料是最大的问题。四大队从汉口起飞，要到河南驻马店和归德机场加油挂弹，再飞向台儿庄、枣庄和峄县一带，攻击敌军阵地。因油料关系，每次仅能在战地上空停留15分钟，即须返航。。。喝了水、吃了饭，张光明正在休息，听村里人说，附近摔落中、日各一架飞机，中国飞行员受了伤，还活著。他顾不得极度的疲惫，赶忙叫村人带路前去探视，原来伤者正是在空战中与日机尾部相撞坠机的飞行员陈怀民。张光明脱下衬衫为陈怀民中弹的伤腿包扎止血，叫乡长派了一辆牛车，他一路上抱著伤痛难忍的陈怀民，经过一夜的颠簸，天亮才赶到归德航空站医院。
- ^ 趣历史, 网站. "长空写忠魂：击落第一架日本战机的张光明-趣历史网". m.qulishi.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
1938年3、4月间，驻汉口的空军第四大队和驻孝感的空军第三大队，曾多次对当时的台儿庄中日大会战进行长距离突袭，支援地面部队作战。对于长途奔袭的机群，油料是最大的问题。四大队从汉口起飞，要到河南驻马店和归德机场加油挂弹，再飞向台儿庄、枣庄和峄县一带，攻击敌军阵地。因油料关系，每次仅能在战地上空停留15分钟，即须返航。
[In March and April 1938, the Air Force's 4th Fighter Group Squadron stationed in Hankou and the 3rd Air Force Squadron stationed in Xiaogan carried out long-distance raids in the Sino-Japanese Battle of Taierzhuang many times to support ground forces. The long-distance raid required the 4th Fighter Group squadrons to take off from Hankou with only fuel loads, and then landing in Zhumadian and Gui'de forward airbases in Henan Province to refuel and load with armaments, and then flying to targets in Taierzhuang, Zaozhuang and Yi County to attack enemy positions, where they could only loiter over the battle zones for 15 minutes maximum each time before having to return.] - ^ "信阳明港机场建成通航，河南已拥有郑州洛阳等4座机场". Thepaper.cn. 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ a b "新航季第一天 信阳明港机场正式通航". Carnoc. 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ "信阳明港机场正式开工 预计到2017年建成通航". Xinhua. 2015-11-12. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-02.