Shuozhou Huairen Airport or Huairen Air Base, located in Huairen, Shuozhou, 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 northern Shanxi province, China. It is located in the PLA Beijing Military Region. It formerly served as the main public airport for Datong until replaced by the newly built Datong Yungang Airport in 2006.
Shuozhou Huairen Airport 朔州怀仁机场 Shuòzhōu Huáirén Jīchǎng | |
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| Airport type | Military |
| Location | Huairen, Shanxi, China |
| Coordinates | 39°43′3″N 113°8′34″E / 39.71750°N 113.14278°E |
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  Huairen Airport Location of airport in Shanxi | |
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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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Google Earth, June 2007
External links
edit- PLAAF Order of Battle at Scramble Magazine - Dutch Aviation Society