It was located in Shuinan New Area in Zhanggong District, and was named after the nearby village of Huangjin.

Kanchow was used as a photo-reconnaissance base by the Americans, which flew unarmed P-38 Lightning aircraft equipped with an array of mapping cameras on combat missions over Japanese-held territory.

The airport also was the temporary base of many P-51 Mustang and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers during the war, which rotated flights in and out of the airfield frequently.

[3][4] In 1959 the main runway was repaired and widened by 10 meters, and the airport was opened to civil flights on 13 November 1959, but later ceased operation.

[1] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency