ZYAS
Anshan Teng’ao Airport / Anshan Air Base
LIFR
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Name
Anshan Teng’ao Airport / Anshan Air Base
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
ZYAS / AOG / ZYAS
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
7:47 pm (CST)
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Municipality
Anshan
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Coordinates
41° 6′ 19″ N 122° 51′ 14″ E
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Elevation
50 ft (15 m MSL)
About Anshan Teng’ao Airport / Anshan Air Base
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.