Anshan Air Base
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Anshan Teng'ao Airport is an airport serving Anshan, a city in Liaoning Province, China
. It is located in the town of Teng'ao, 11.8 kilometers southwest of the city center.
The airport also serves as the Anshan Air Base, a People's Liberation Army Air Force
(PLA-AF) installation in the PLA's
Shenyang Military Region
. It is the headquarters
of the 1st Fighter Division
which operates Chengdu J-7
, Shenyang J-8
and Shenyang J-11
fighters. Commercial flights began in 1987, ceased in 2002, and resumed in April 2011 with a single route to Beijing.
China
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. It is located in the town of Teng'ao, 11.8 kilometers southwest of the city center.
The airport also serves as the Anshan Air Base, a People's Liberation Army Air Force
People's Liberation Army Air Force
The People's Liberation Army Air Force is the aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army, the military of the People's Republic of China...
(PLA-AF) installation in the PLA's
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
Shenyang Military Region
Shenyang Military Region
The Shenyang Military Region |16th Group Army]], with three divisions, including an armoured division, in Jilin, the 23rd Group Army headquartered at Harbin, and the 39th Group Army in Liaoning.-Current Officers:* Zhang Youxia , since October 2007...
. It is the headquarters
Headquarters
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of the 1st Fighter Division
PLA-AF 1st Fighter Division
The 1st Fighter Division is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force. It is headquartered at Anshan Air Base in the Shenyang Military Region. The unit is equipped with Chengdu J-7, Shenyang J-8 and Shenyang J-11 fighters...
which operates Chengdu J-7
Chengdu J-7
The Chengdu Jian-7 is a People's Republic of China-built version of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Though production ceased in 2008 it continues to serve, mostly as an interceptor, in several air forces, including China's.-Design and development:...
, Shenyang J-8
Shenyang J-8
The Shenyang J-8 is a high-speed, high-altitude Chinese-built single-seat interceptor fighter aircraft.-J-8:...
and Shenyang J-11
Shenyang J-11
The Shenyang J-11 with NATO reporting name: Flanker B+ is a single-seat, twin-engine jet fighter based on the Soviet-designed Sukhoi Su-27 air superiority fighter produced by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation...
fighters. Commercial flights began in 1987, ceased in 2002, and resumed in April 2011 with a single route to Beijing.
Airlines and destinations
Trivia
- Anshan Air Base was visited in March 2007 by Peter PacePeter PacePeter Pace is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the first Marine appointed to the United States' highest-ranking military office. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Pace succeeded U.S. Air Force General Richard Myers on...
, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of StaffChairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffThe Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces, and is the principal military adviser to the President of the United States, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council and the Secretary of Defense...
. - In Tom ClancyTom ClancyThomas Leo "Tom" Clancy, Jr. is an American author, best known for his technically detailed espionage, military science, and techno thriller storylines set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War, along with video games on which he did not work, but which bear his name for licensing and...
's novel The Bear and the DragonThe Bear and the DragonThe Bear and the Dragon is a political thriller novel by Tom Clancy featuring Jack Ryan. It was published in 2000.-Plot introduction:In the book Jack Ryan is President of the United States. After Russia discovers oil fields rivaling those of the Persian Gulf in Siberia and gold deposits just as...
, Anshan Air Base is heavily damaged by USAF F-117F-117 NighthawkThe Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was a single-seat, twin-engine stealth ground-attack aircraft formerly operated by the United States Air Force . The F-117A's first flight was in 1981, and it achieved initial operating capability status in October 1983...
stealth fighters to neutralize it in preparation for a raid on a nearby ICBM launch site.
See also
- List of airports in the People's Republic of China
- List of Airbases in the PLAAF
- List of Chinese aircraft
- People's Liberation Army Air ForcePeople's Liberation Army Air ForceThe People's Liberation Army Air Force is the aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army, the military of the People's Republic of China...
- People's Liberation ArmyPeople's Liberation ArmyThe People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
External links
- Official web site
- Anshan Air Base at GlobalSecurity.org
- PLAAF Order of Battle at Scramble Magazine - Dutch Aviation Society