Anshan Teng'ao Airport

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Anshan Teng'ao Airport

鞍山腾鳌机场
鞍山机场.jpg
  • IATA: AOG
  • ICAO: ZYAS
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OperatorLiaoning Airport Management Group Co.
ServesAnshan, Liaoning
LocationTeng'ao Town, Qianshan District, Anshan
Coordinates41°06′17″N 122°51′21″E / 41.10472°N 122.85583°E / 41.10472; 122.85583Coordinates: 41°06′17″N 122°51′21″E / 41.10472°N 122.85583°E / 41.10472; 122.85583
Websitewww.lnairport.com/anshan
Map
AOG is located in Liaoning
AOG
AOG
Location of airport in Liaoning
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,600 8,530
Sources:[1][2]
Anshan Teng'ao Airport
Simplified Chinese鞍山腾鳌机场
Traditional Chinese鞍山騰鰲機場

Anshan Teng'ao Airport (IATA: AOG, ICAO: ZYAS) is an airport serving the city of Anshan in Liaoning Province. 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.[3] Commercial flights began in 1987, ceased in 2002, and resumed in April 2011 with a single route to Beijing.[2] As of February 2014 routes run to both Beijing and Shanghai with one flight to and from each destination every day.

Airlines and destinations[]

[1]

AirlinesDestinations
China Southern Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[4] Guangzhou
Juneyao Airlines Nanjing
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu

Trivia[]

  • 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[]

  • List of airports in China
  • List of the busiest airports in China
  • List of Airbases in the PLAAF

References[]

  1. ^ Airport information for Anshan, Liaoning, China (ZYAS / AOG) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ a b c Anshan Airport Archived October 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ GlobalSecurity.org, 1st Fighter Division, verified October 2011
  4. ^ https://blueswandaily.com/china-southern-to-transfer-first-13-services-to-beijing-daxing-airport-in-oct-2019/
  5. ^ "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.

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