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]

Anshan Teng'ao Airport 鞍山腾鳌机场
IATA: AOG ICAO: ZYAS
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Operator	Liaoning Airport Management Group Co.
Serves	Anshan, Liaoning
Location	Teng'ao Town, Qianshan District, Anshan
Coordinates	41°06′17″N 122°51′21″E
Website	www.lnairport.com/anshan
Map
AOG Location of airport in Liaoning
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2,600 8,530
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 176,907 Aircraft movements 2192
Sources:[1][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.

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.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Trivia

• Anshan Air Base was visited in March 2007 by Peter Pace, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.[6]
• 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

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