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Anshan Teng'ao Airport (IATA: AOG, ICAO: ZYAS), also called Anshan Air Base is a civil-military airport serving the city of Anshan in Liaoning Province, and a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) installation in the Northern Theater Command Air Force. It is located in the town of Teng'ao, 11.8 km southwest of the city center. The airport maintains regular commercial flights to a handful of major Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Chengdu, and Guangzhou. The airport also serves as the headquarters of the 1st Fighter Brigade which operates Chengdu J-20 stealth fighters. Commercial flights began in 1987, ceased in 2002, and resumed in April 2011 with a single route to Beijing.

History

During the Korean War, the Soviet Air Forces' 64th Fighter Aviation Corps was stationed at Anshan Air Base, where they actively engaged in the aerial defense of North Korea against the United States Air Force aircraft and attacking USAF aircraft in the area that became known as MiG Alley. The corps consisted of 351st Fighter Aviation Regiment, a night fighter regiment which consisted of MiG-15 and Lavochkin La-11. Due to the low effectiveness of the La-11 in air battles against jet aircraft, the regiment mastered the night fighting capability of the MiG-15, on which it continued combat operations.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
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.
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.

Notes

Chinese: 鞍山腾鳌机场; pinyin: Ānshān Téng Áo Jīchǎng

References

Airport information for Anshan, Liaoning, China (ZYAS / AOG) at Great Circle Mapper.
^ Anshan Airport Archived October 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
GlobalSecurity.org, 1st Fighter Division, verified October 2011
Анохин В. А., Быков М. Ю. Все истребительные авиаполки Сталина. Первая полная энциклопедия. — Научно-популярное издание. — М.: Яуза-пресс, 2014. — С. 847. — 944 с. — 1500 экз. — ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9.
"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.

External links

Official website
Anshan Air Ba at GlobalSecurity.org
PLAAF Order of Battle at Scramble Magazine - Dutch Aviation Society

Airports in China

Civil aviation in China, Statistics

North
Beijing	Beijing (Capital) Beijing (Daxing)
Tianjin	Tianjin
Hebei	Chengde Handan Qinhuangdao Shijiazhuang Tangshan Xingtai Zhangjiakou
Shanxi	Changzhi Datong Linfen Lüliang Shuozhou Taiyuan Xinzhou Yuncheng
Inner Mongolia	Alxa Left Banner Alxa Right Banner Arxan Baotou Bayannur Chifeng Ejin Banner Erenhot Hailar Hohhot Holingol Manzhouli Ordos Tongliao Ulanhot Ulanqab Wuhai Xilinhot Zhalantun

Northeast
Liaoning	Anshan Changhai Chaoyang Dalian Dandong Jinzhou Shenyang Yingkou
Jilin	Baicheng Changbaishan Changchun Songyuan Tonghua Yanji
Heilongjiang	Daqing Fuyuan Harbin Heihe Jiagedaqi Jiamusi Jiansanjiang Jixi Mohe Mudanjiang Qiqihar Wudalianchi Yichun

East
Shanghai	Shanghai (Hongqiao) Shanghai (Pudong)
Jiangsu	Changzhou Huai'an Lianyungang Nanjing Nantong Wuxi Xuzhou Yancheng Yangzhou
Zhejiang	Hangzhou Ningbo Quzhou Taizhou Wenzhou Yiwu Zhoushan
Anhui	Anqing Chizhou Fuyang Hefei Huangshan Wuhu
Fujian	Fuzhou Longyan Quanzhou Sanming Wuyishan Xiamen
Jiangxi	Ganzhou Jingdezhen Jinggangshan Jiujiang Nanchang Shangrao Yichun
Shandong	Dongying Heze Jinan Jining Linyi Qingdao Rizhao Weifang Weihai Yantai

South Central
Henan	Anyang Luoyang Nanyang Xinyang Zhengzhou
Hubei	Enshi Ezhou Jingzhou Shennongjia Shiyan Wuhan Xiangyang Yichang
Hunan	Changde Changsha Chenzhou Hengyang Huaihua Shaoyang Xiangxi Yongzhou Yueyang Zhangjiajie
Guangdong	Foshan Guangzhou Huizhou Jieyang Meixian Shaoguan Shenzhen Zhanjiang Zhuhai
Guangxi	Baise Beihai Guilin Hechi Liuzhou Nanning Wuzhou Yulin
Hainan	Haikou Qionghai Sansha Sanya

Southwestern
Chongqing	Chongqing Qianjiang Wanzhou Wulong Wushan
Sichuan	Bazhong Chengdu (Shuangliu) Chengdu (Tianfu) Daocheng Dazhou Garze Guangyuan Hongyuan Jiuzhaigou Kangding Langzhong Luzhou Mianyang Nanchong Panzhihua Xichang Yibin
Guizhou	Anshun Bijie Guiyang Kaili Libo Liping Liupanshui Tongren Xingyi Zunyi (Maotai) Zunyi (Xinzhou)
Yunnan	Baoshan Cangyuan Dali Diqing Kunming Lancang Lijiang Lincang Mangshi Ninglang Pu'er Tengchong Wenshan Xishuangbanna Zhaotong
Tibet	Lhasa Ngari (Burang) Ngari (Gunsa) Nyingchi Qamdo Shannan Shigatse (Peace) Shigatse (Tingri)

Northwestern
Shaanxi	Ankang Hanzhong Xi'an Yan'an Yulin
Gansu	Dunhuang Gannan Jiayuguan Jinchang Lanzhou Longnan Qingyang Tianshui Zhangye
Qinghai	Delingha Golmud Golog Huatugou Qilian Xining Yushu
Ningxia	Guyuan Yinchuan Zhongwei
Xinjiang	Aksu Altay Aral Bole Fuyun Hami Hotan Kanas Karamay Kashgar Korla Kuqa Nalati Qiemo Qitai Ruoqiang Shache Shihezi Tacheng Tashkurgan Tumxuk Turpan Ürümqi Yining Yutian Zhaosu

Under construction
Balikun Bengbu Bozhou Dejiang Dingbian Foshan (Gaoming) Fugu Gonghe Hejing Hohhot (new) Honghe Jiaxing Leshan Lishui Panzhou Ruijin Suifenhe Weining Xiamen (new) Zaozhuang Zhaotong (new)