Longyou Air Base

A combination of military consolidation and economic redevelopment. The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) was undergoing a modernization program, closing smaller, older, and less strategic auxiliary airfields. Simultaneously, the land occupied by the base became highly valuable for the urban and industrial expansion of Longyou County, leading to its rezoning and redevelopment.

The site is completely decommissioned and has been thoroughly redeveloped. The former airfield is now the location of the Longyou County North Industrial Park (龙游城北工业区). Satellite imagery clearly shows that the runway and taxiways have been built over with factories, warehouses, logistics centers, and new roads. A large portion of the southern end of the former airfield has been converted into a solar power farm. The air base no longer exists as an aviation facility in any capacity.

The air base has significant historical importance dating back to World War II. It was originally built during the Second Sino-Japanese War and served as a forward airfield for the Republic of China Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). It was part of a critical network of bases in Zhejiang province used by the 14th Air Force (successor to the 'Flying Tigers') under General Claire Lee Chennault to conduct bombing and reconnaissance missions against Japanese military targets and shipping lanes. These airfields, including Longyou, were primary targets of the Japanese Army during the 1942 Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign, a brutal retaliatory offensive launched in response to the Doolittle Raid. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the base was taken over by the PLAAF and likely served as a dispersal or training airfield, auxiliary to the larger and more strategic Quzhou Air Base nearby.

Zero. There are no plans or prospects for reopening the air base. The extensive and irreversible industrial and energy infrastructure development on the site makes its reactivation as an airfield impossible. The aviation needs of the Quzhou region are served by the active, dual-use Quzhou Airport (IATA: JUZ, ICAO: ZSJU).