title: Wuhu Wanli Airport
text: # Wuhu Wanli Airport
  
  Wuhu Wanli Airport (Chinese: 芜湖湾里机场) (IATA: WHU, ICAO: ZSWU), often called Wuhu Air Base, is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) air base in Wuhu, Anhui Province, China.
  
  ## History
  
  Wuhu Airbase was originally constructed in 1934 in response to Imperial Japanese aggressions and ambitions in the mainland of China, and was a staging location for the Republic-era Chinese Air Force to launch air strikes and combat air patrols against Japanese incursions and positions during first battles of World War II in Asia; the Battle of Shanghai, Battle of Taiyuan and the Battle of Nanjing.
  
  ## Operations
  
  In 2019, the base prepared for the 9th Fighter Brigade's adoption of the Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter, constructing 26 new hangars. Wuhu Air Base also hosts PLAAF's No. 5720 factory.
  
  