Anshan Teng'ao Airport

Anshan Teng'ao Airport
鞍山腾鳌机场
Ānshān Téng'áo Jīchǎng
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
Traditional Chinese 鞍山騰鰲機場
Simplified Chinese 鞍山腾鳌机场

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

AirlinesDestinations
China Southern Airlines Beijing–Capital, Guangzhou
Juneyao Airlines Nanjing
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu

Trivia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for Anshan, Liaoning, China (ZYAS / AOG) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. 1 2 3 Anshan Airport Archived October 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ GlobalSecurity.org, 1st Fighter Division, verified October 2011
  4. ↑ "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.
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