Changsha Datuopu Airport (), or Datuopu Air Base, is a military air base in

Changsha Changsha is the capital of Hunan, China. It is the 15th most populous city in China with a population of 10,513,100, the Central China#Cities with urban area over one million in population, third-most populous city in Central China, and the ...

, the capital of

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Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...

province. It also served as the public airport for Changsha from 1957 until 1989, when all civil flights were transferred to the new

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. Datuopu Airport has a single runway measuring by . Its elevation is above mean sea level. From 1957 to 1989, Datuopu served as a dual-use military and civil airport. It was only capable of handling small aircraft and a few flights per day. Construction for Changsha Huanghua Airport began in 1986, and it was opened on 29 August 1989. All civil flights were transferred to the new airport, and Datuopu Airport reverted to sole military use.

Accidents and incidents

* On 21 January 1976, A

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(B-492) crashed on approach to the airport upon arrival from

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, killing all 40 on board. * On 20 March 1980, another CAAC

(B-484) crashes on approach upon arrival from Guiyang and burst into flames, killing all 26.

References

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