At the end of World War II it was used by the United States Army Air Forces as the headquarters of the 1st Combat Cargo Group, its primary mission being the airlift of Chinese troops in and out of the Shanghai region.

Kiangwan Airfield operated Air Transport Command services and flights from Shanghai as part of its Western Pacific Wing until 31 December 1947 when the ATC facilities were closed, and American forces left the area.

[1] Jiangwan remained in operation as a military airport under the People's Liberation Army from 1949 onward.

[2] On 1 October 1999, the nearby Shanghai Pudong International Airport officially opened.

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