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During [[World War II]], the airport was known as '''Kanchow (Kan Hsien) Airfield''' and was used by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Fourteenth Air Force]] as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942-1945).<ref>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</ref> |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ganzhou | ||||||||||
| Location | Ganzhou, China | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°49′36″N 114°54′45″E / 25.82667°N 114.91250°E | ||||||||||
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Ganzhou Huangjin Airport
Location of Ganzhou Huangjin Airport, China
Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (Chinese: 赣州黄金机场; Pinyin: Gàzhōu Huángjīn Jīnchǎng) is an airport in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China (IATA: KOW, ICAO: ZSGZ).
Airlines and destinations
- China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai-Hongqiao, Xiamen)
- China Express Airlines (Nanchang, Shanghai-Pudong, Xiamen)
- China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou)
- China United Airlines (Beijing-Nanyuan)
World War II
During World War II, the airport was known as Kanchow (Kan Hsien) Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942-1945).[1]
See also
References
- ^ 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
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