Huairen Air Base

Huairen Air Base (), named after the nearby city, 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 the northern part of China's Shanxi province. It is located in the PLA Beijing Military Region.

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[1] 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.

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References

  1. ^ Google Earth, June 2007

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