Anshan Teng'ao Airport[a] (IATA: AOG, ICAO: ZYAS), also called Anshan Air Base is a civil-military airport serving the city of Anshan in Liaoning Province, and a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) installation in the Northern Theater Command Air Force. It is located in the town of Teng'ao, 11.8 km southwest of the city center.[2] The airport maintains regular commercial flights to a handful of major Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Chengdu, and Guangzhou. The airport also serves as the headquarters of the 1st Fighter Brigade which operates Chengdu J-20 stealth fighters.[3] Commercial flights began in 1987, ceased in 2002, and resumed in April 2011 with a single route to Beijing.[2]
Anshan Teng'ao Airport 鞍山腾鳌机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Liaoning Airport Management Group Co. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Anshan, Liaoning | ||||||||||
| Location | Teng'ao Town, Qianshan District, Anshan, Liaoning, China | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°06′17″N 122°51′21″E / 41.10472°N 122.85583°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 鞍山腾鳌机场 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鞍山騰鰲機場 | ||||||||||
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History
editDuring the Korean War, the Soviet Air Forces' 64th Fighter Aviation Corps was stationed at Anshan Air Base, where they actively engaged in the aerial defense of North Korea against the United States Air Force aircraft and attacking USAF aircraft in the area that became known as MiG Alley. The corps consisted of 351st Fighter Aviation Regiment, a night fighter regiment which consisted of MiG-15 and Lavochkin La-11. Due to the low effectiveness of the La-11 in air battles against jet aircraft, the regiment mastered the night fighting capability of the MiG-15, on which it continued combat operations.[4]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Shanghai Airlines | Shanghai–Pudong |
| Sichuan Airlines | Chengdu–Tianfu |
Trivia
edit- Anshan Air Base was visited in March 2007 by Peter Pace, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.[5]
- In Tom Clancy's novel The Bear and the Dragon, Anshan Air Base is heavily damaged by USAF F-117 stealth fighters to neutralize it in preparation for a raid on a nearby ICBM launch site.
See also
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editReferences
edit- ^ Airport information for Anshan, Liaoning, China (ZYAS / AOG) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ a b c Anshan Airport Archived October 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org, 1st Fighter Division, verified October 2011
- ^ Анохин В. А., Быков М. Ю. Все истребительные авиаполки Сталина. Первая полная энциклопедия. — Научно-популярное издание. — М.: Яуза-пресс, 2014. — С. 847. — 944 с. — 1500 экз. — ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9.
- ^ "Pace Visits Chinese Air Base, Checks Out Su-27 Fighter-Bomber". DefenseLink News. U.S. Department of Defense. March 24, 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
External links
edit- Official website
- Anshan Air Ba at GlobalSecurity.org
- PLAAF Order of Battle at Scramble Magazine - Dutch Aviation Society