Huaihua Zhijiang Airport 怀化芷江机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Huaihua | ||||||||||
| Location | Zhijiang County, Hunan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°26′29″N109°41′59″E / 27.44139°N 109.69972°E | ||||||||||
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  HJJ Location of airport in Hunan | |||||||||||
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| Huaihua Zhijiang Airport | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 怀化芷江机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 懷化芷江機場 | ||||||
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Huaihua Zhijiang Airport( IATA :HJJ, ICAO :ZGCJ) is an airport serving the city of Huaihua in Hunan Province,China. It is located in Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County,31 kilometers from the city center. The airport was built in 1942 and was the second largest military airfield in the Far East for the Allies during World War II. [1] On 21 August 1945 Japan officially surrendered to China near the airfield.[ citation needed ] Construction to convert the airport for civilian use was started in December 2002 and the airport was reopened in September 2004. [1]
