Kaifeng Airfield
| Type | 78 Air Base | |
| Historical Name of Location | Kaifeng, Henan, China | |
| Coordinates | 34.754444000, 114.339167000 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseThe Kaifeng Airfield (sometimes written in English literature as Laifeng Airfield) in Henan Province, China was the headquarters of the Chinese-American Joint Intelligence Agency during WW2, whose aerial reconnaissance missions using photographic reconnaissance variant of P-38 Lightning aircraft took off from this airfield as well as several others. The Americans departed from this facility in Sep or Oct 1945. The airfield continues to serve in a military capacity today.
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Last Major Update: Feb 2014
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Kaifeng, Henan, China |
| Lat/Long | 34.7544, 114.3392 |
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17 Apr 2022 05:32:38 PM
The Lai Feng/Kai Feng Airfield is actually located at 29°30'43"N 109°25'00"E (Approx Center of Runway) with remnants of a single runway 01/19 of roughly 5500FT still visible in Google Earth. It is now no longer in service.