Anshan Teng'ao Airport

Anshan Teng'ao Airport 鞍山腾鳌机场 Ānshān Téng'áo Jīchǎng
IATA: AOG ICAO: ZYAS
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Operator	Liaoning Airport Management Group Co.
Serves	Anshan, Liaoning, China
Location	Teng'ao Town, Qianshan District
Coordinates	41°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
Website	www.lnairport.com/anshan
Map
AOG Location of airport in Liaoning
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 2,600 8,530
Sources: [1][2]

Anshan Teng'ao Airport (IATA: AOG, ICAO: ZYAS) is an airport serving the city of Anshan in Liaoning Province, Northeast 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.^[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

Trivia

• Anshan Air Base was visited in March 2007 by Peter Pace, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.^[4]
• 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

External links

• Official web site
• Anshan Air Base at GlobalSecurity.org
• PLAAF Order of Battle at Scramble Magazine - Dutch Aviation Society