Facility Details
| Operating Country | 🇨🇳 China |
| Location | 🇨🇳 China |
| Status | Active |
| Usage | Military only |
| Year built | 1944 |
| Year closed | 1945 |
| Operating Organization | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Units |
131st Air Brigade
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| Runways |
02/20 · 2,651 m (8,698 ft) · Concrete
|
Description
Luliang Air Base is a People's Liberation Army Air Force installation in Yunnan Province, China, situated approximately 5 kilometres southwest of Luliang.
The airfield was developed during the Second World War for use by the United States Army Air Forces, which operated it under the Fourteenth Air Force during the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945). From September 1944 until the end of hostilities in 1945, Luliang was the primary base of the 23d Fighter Group, the successor unit to the American Volunteer Group and commonly identified as the Flying Tigers, together with its command and control echelon, the 68th Composite Wing.
Secondary USAAF elements assigned to Luliang included P-38 Lightning aircraft configured for photographic reconnaissance, which flew missions over Japanese-held territory in China and Southeast Asia, and C-47 Skytrain transports. The C-47s moved personnel and materiel into and out of the airfield and conducted casualty evacuation flights to rear-area facilities. American forces closed their facilities at Luliang in October 1945 following the end of the war.
The base is currently operated by the People's Liberation Army Air Force.
- AUG 302026 Updated Description updated
- AUG 142026 Updated Based aircraft recorded: J-10 Vigorous Dragon
- AUG 132026 Updated Facility details completed (construction year, usage, host country)
- AUG 132026 Updated Runway designations, surfaces and lengths recorded
- JUN 62026 Updated ICAO code removed
- JAN 122026 Updated Sources and cross-references refreshed
- JUL 32025 Updated Airbase data reviewed and updated