During World War II, the airport was known as Chihkiang (Chih Kiang) Airfield (which is the Wade-Giles transcription of the same name) and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945).
During World War II, this airport was designated Chihkiang (Chih Kiang) Airfield and utilized by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945).