Nanchang Qingyunpu Airport

Nanchang Qingyunpu Airport

南昌青云谱机场
Summary
Airport typeAircraft testing (former military)
LocationQingyunpu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
OpenedSpring 1935
Elevation AMSL46 m / 151 ft
Coordinates28°38′7″N 115°55′46″E / 28.63528°N 115.92944°E / 28.63528; 115.92944
Map
Qingyunpu
Location of the airport in China
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
2,417 7,930 Cement

Nanchang Qingyunpu Airport (Chinese: 南昌青云谱机场), also known as Sanjiadian Airport (Chinese: 三家店机场), is an airport in Qingyunpu District of Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. Originally constructed for use by the Republic of China Air Force, it was the largest airport in China when opened in 1935. The airport was destroyed during the Second Sino-Japanese War and rebuilt afterwards. After 1949, it was mainly used for test flights by the aircraft manufacturer Hongdu Aviation Industry Group, until its replacement by Nanchang Yaohu Airport in 2018.