Datong Huairen Airport

Datong Huairen Airport 大同怀仁机场 Dàtóng Huáirén Jīchǎng
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Location	Huairen, Shanxi, China
Coordinates	39°43′3″N 113°8′34″E
Map
Huairen Airport Location of airport in Shanxi

Datong Huairen Airport or Huairen Air Base, located in Huairen County, is a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLA-AF) installation near the Fen River, 43 km (27 mi) south of the city of Datong, in northern Shanxi province, China. It is located in the PLA Beijing Military Region. It formerly served as the main public airport for Datong until replaced by the newly built Datong Yungang Airport in 2006.

It is the headquarters of the PLA-AF 15th Fighter Division which operates Chengdu J-7 fighters and Nanchang Q-5 ground attack aircraft.

Satellite imagery of the site shows a single 10,500 foot runway oriented NE/SW and a full length parallel taxiway connected to revetments at either end of the field.

See also

• List of airports in China
• List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases

External links

• PLAAF Order of Battle at Scramble Magazine - Dutch Aviation Society