Yilan Airfield
| Yilan Airfield | |||||||
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宜蘭飛行場 | |||||||
| Yilan, Taihoku Prefecture (now Taiwan) in Taiwan | |||||||
Aerial photography of Giran Airfield, 1944-1945 | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Kuomintang | ||||||
| Operator | Republic of China Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | Kuomintang | ||||||
| Open to the public | No | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
Yilan Airfield Shown within Taiwan | |||||||
| Coordinates | 24°43′56″N 121°45′04″E / 24.73222°N 121.75111°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1936 | ||||||
| Built by | Japanese Army | ||||||
| In use | 1936 - 1973 | ||||||
| Fate | Dismantled | ||||||
| Battles/wars | Pacific War | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: RCMS | ||||||
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Yilan Airfield (ICAO: RCMS) (also known as Giran Airfield) is an abandoned airfield located in Yilan, Taihoku Prefecture, Taiwan. The first airfield of the three was built in 1936, with the other two built in 1943 and 1944. It mainly flew kamikaze missions until abandonment in 1945, before being acquired by the Kuomintang Government. It was closed in 1973 following failed attempts to upgrade the airfield.
This airport is not to be mistaken with Yilan Airport (IATA: YLN, ICAO: ZYYL), which operated from 1958 until 1977 by Civil Aviation Heilongjiang Provincial Administration in Yilan County, Mainland China.