The Central Theater Command Air Force is the air force under the Central Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Beijing. The current commander is Han Shengyan [zh] and the current political commissar is Shang Yaheng [zh].

History

On 1 February 2016, the founding meeting of the Central Theater Command Air Force was held at the August First Building in Beijing, China.[1]

Functional Departments

  • General Staff
  • Political Work Department
  • Logistics Department
  • Disciplinary Inspection Committee

Directly Subordinate Units

Theater Subordinate Unit

  • Information and Communication Brigade[2]（Directly under the Theater General Staff office)

Headquarter Bases

Bases, or "HQ Bases" (基地) are Deputy corps-grade units that have jurisdiction over a number of brigades or regiments, each assigned to a home airbase (基站) or aerodrome (机场)

Air Units

Source:[3]

Fighter Units

Division Name Brigade Name Home Base Serials Range Aircraft Type Comments
7th Fighter Aviation Division 19th Air Brigade Hebei, Zhangjiakou, Ningyuan Airbase 63X0X J-11B Datong Base
21st Air Brigade Beijing, Yanqing, Yanqing Airbase 63X2X J-7L Datong Base
43th Air Brigade Shanxi, Shouzhou, Huairen Airbase 65X4X J-10A Datong Base
70th Air Brigade Hebei, Tangshan, Zunhua Airbase 68X1X J-10A Datong Base
72nd Air Brigade Tianjin, Wuqing, Yangcun Airbase 68X3X J-10C Datong Base
52nd Air Brigade Hubei, Wuhan, Shanpo Airbase 66X3X J-7G Wuhan Base
53rd Air Brigade Hubei, Xianyang, Laohekou Airbase 66X4X J-10B Wuhan Base
56th Air Brigade Henan, Zhengzhou, Matougang Airbase 66X7X J-20A Wuhan Base

Bomber Units

Unit Name Homebase Unit Numbers Aircraft Type Comments
106th Air Brigade Henan, Nanyang, Neixiang Airbase 55X3X H-6N Directly controlled by Theater Command
107th Air Brigade Shaanxi, Xi'an, Lingtong 4XX7X H-6H 36th Bomber Division
空108团 Shaanxi, Xianyang, Wugong 4XX7X H-6K 36th Bomber Division

Transport Units

Unit Name Home Base Serials Range Aircraft Type Notes
37th Air Regiment Henan, Kaifeng 2XX4X Y-20 13th Transport Division
38th Air Regiment Hubei, Wuhan 2XX4X Y-20, YY-20 13th Transport Division
39th Air Regiment Hubei, Yicheng, Dangyang 2XX4X Il-76 13th Transport Division
100th Air Regiment Beijing, Xijiao Air Base B-40XX Airbus 319、Boeing 737、CRJ200、Bombardier CRJ700 34th Transport Division
101th Air Regiment Beijing, Shahe Airbase B-40XX EC225、AS332 34th Transport Division
102th Air Regiment Beijing, Daxing Airport B-40XX Boeing 737 34th Transport Division

Special Mission Unit

Unit Name Home Base Serials Range Aircraft Type Comments
Special Mission Regiment Beijing 55X4X Tu-154D、Learjet-35A/36A

UAV Unit

Unit Name Home Base Serials Range Aircraft Type Comments
151st Air Brigade Hebei, Cangzhou Chengdu GJ-1

List of leaders

Commanders

English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes
Zhuang Kezhu 庄可柱 January 2016 July 2018 [4]
Han Shengyan [zh] 韩胜延 July 2018 [5]

Political commissars

English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes
Jiang Qingyou [zh] 刘绍亮 January 2016 January 2017 [4]
Guo Puxiao 郭普校 January 2017 December 2019 [6]
Wang Chengnan [zh] 王成男 April 2020 2021
Han Xiaodong [zh] 韩晓东 December 2021 April 2024
Shang Yaheng [zh] 商亚恒 May 2024

References

  1. ^ Li Xuanliang (李宣良) (1 February 2016). 中国人民解放军战区成立大会在北京举行. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ "中部战区空军某信息通信旅开展"军营开放日"活动". 军报记者. 2017-05-05. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23.
  3. ^ "Orbats". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  4. ^ a b Shen Fan (沈凡) (6 March 2016). 庄可柱、刘绍亮分别履新中部战区空军司令员政委. caixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (2 December 2018). 中部战区空军司令员换将：韩胜延接替庄可柱. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让); Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (17 June 2017). 五大战区空军军政主官配齐，徐西盛郭普校到任. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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