1 9 3 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁civil ▁air ports ▁in ▁China , ▁but ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁when ▁all ▁services ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁air port , ▁also ▁named ▁G anz hou ▁Hu ang jin ▁Airport . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁air port ▁was ▁first ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 - meter ▁main ▁run way ▁and ▁a ▁ 9 0 0 - meter ▁auxili ary ▁run way . ▁Both ▁run ways ▁were ▁ 4 0 ▁meters ▁wide ▁and ▁ 3 2 ▁cent im eters ▁thick . ▁The ▁air port ▁was ▁mainly ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁military , ▁but ▁also ▁had ▁civil ▁fl ights ▁to ▁Ch ong q ing , ▁China ' s ▁w art ime ▁capital . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁air port ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Kan ch ow ▁( K an ▁H s ien ) ▁Air field ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁Four teenth ▁Air ▁Force ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁China ▁Def ensive ▁Camp aign ▁( 1 9 4 2 – 1 9 4 5 ). ▁Kan ch ow ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁photo - re con na issance ▁base ▁by ▁the ▁Americans , ▁which ▁fle w ▁un ar med ▁P - 3 8 ▁Light ning ▁aircraft ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁mapping ▁cam eras ▁on ▁combat ▁miss ions ▁over ▁Japanese - h eld ▁territory . ▁ ▁The ▁air port ▁also ▁was ▁the