Anshan Teng'ao Airport
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| Anshan Teng'ao Airport 鞍山腾鳌机场 Ānshān Téng'áo Jīchǎng |
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| IATA: AOG – ICAO: ZYAS | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Liaoning Airport Management Group Co. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Anshan, Liaoning, China | ||||||||||
| Location | Teng'ao Town, Qianshan District | ||||||||||
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| Website | www |
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| Anshan Teng'ao Airport | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鞍山騰鰲機場 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 鞍山腾鳌机场 | ||||||||||
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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.[citation needed] 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
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| China Southern Airlines | Beijing-Capital, Guangzhou |
| Shanghai Airlines | Shanghai-Pudong |
Trivia
- Anshan Air Base was visited in March 2007 by Peter Pace, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.[3]
- 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
References
- ↑ Airport information for Anshan, Liaoning, China (ZYAS / AOG) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Anshan Airport
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Official web site
- Anshan Air Base at GlobalSecurity.org
- PLAAF Order of Battle at Scramble Magazine - Dutch Aviation Society
