History
Yiwu airport was originally a military training airfield for the People's Liberation Army Navy. In 1988 the national government approved opening the conversion of the airfield to a dual-use military and civil airport. The airport was opened to civil flights on 1 April 1991. In December 1993 the airport was closed for a 100-million yuan expansion, and reopened in December 1994. A second round of expansion began in 2006 with a total investment of 300 million yuan, and a new terminal building was opened in April 2009.
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