Anshan Teng'ao Airport
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| Anshan Teng'ao Airport 鞍山腾鳌机场 |
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| IATA: AOG – ICAO: ZYAS | |||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | Liaoning Airport Management Group Co. | ||
| Location | Anshan, Liaoning, China | ||
| Coordinates | 41°06′17″N 122°51′21″E / 41.10472°N 122.85583°ECoordinates: 41°06′17″N 122°51′21″E / 41.10472°N 122.85583°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 2,600 | 8,530 | ||
| Sources: [1][2] | |||
Anshan Teng'ao Airport (Chinese: 鞍山腾鳌机场) (IATA: AOG, ICAO: ZYAS) 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.[2]
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.[citation needed] Commercial flights began in 1987, ceased in 2002, and resumed in April 2011 with a single route to Beijing.[2]
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| China Southern Airlines | Beijing-Capital |
[edit] Trivia
- Anshan Air Base was visited in March 2007 by Peter Pace, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.[3]
- 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.
[edit] 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 Force
- People's Liberation Army
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for Anshan, Liaoning, China (ZYAS / AOG) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ a b c Anshan Airport
- ^ "Pace Visits Chinese Air Base, Checks Out Su-27 Fighter-Bomber". DefenseLink News. U.S. Department of Defense. March 24, 2007. http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=32572. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
[edit] External links
- Official web site
- Anshan Air Base at GlobalSecurity.org
- PLAAF Order of Battle at Scramble Magazine - Dutch Aviation Society
