Central Theater Command Air Force

Central Theater Command Air Force
Central Theater Command Air Force
	Central Theater Command
Simplified Chinese	中国人民解放军中部战区空军
Traditional Chinese	中國人民解放軍中部戰區空軍
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Zhōngbù Zhànqū Kōngjūn

Central Theater Command Air Force
Central Theater Command Air Force
中国人民解放军中部战区空军
	Emblem of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
Active	2016–present
Country	People's Republic of China
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party
Branch	People's Liberation Army Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Beijing
Motto(s)	为人民服务; "Serve the People"
Colors	Red and Blue
March	March of the Chinese Air Force
Commanders
Commander	Lieutenant General Han Shengyan
Political Commissar	Lieutenant General Shang Yaheng

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 and the current political commissar is Shang Yaheng.

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

Central Theater Command Air Force Training Base
PLA Air Force Tianjin Aviation Equipment Training Base
PLA Air Force No. 986 Hospital

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-11B/BG	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	韩胜延	July 2018		^[5]

Political commissars

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

References

^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Orbats". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

[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.

[cat-4] 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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Structure of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
PLAAF Headquarters directly subordinate units	Experimental Training Base Flight Test Training Base Research Institute Airborne Training Base Command College Engineering University Aviation University Early Warning Academy Harbin Flight Academy Shijiazhuang Flight Academy Xi'an Flight Academy Medical University Logistics College Communication NCOs Academy 1st Flight Training Regiment 2nd Flight Training Regiment 3rd Flight Training Regiment 4th Flight Training Regiment 66th Blue Brigade 68th UAV Training Brigade
Eastern Theater Command Air Force	8th Fighter Brigade 9th Fighter Brigade 25th Fighter Brigade 40th Fighter Brigade 41st Fighter Brigade 78th Fighter Brigade 83rd Fighter Brigade 85th Fighter Brigade 95th Fighter Brigade 28th Bomber Regiment 29th Bomber Regiment 30th Bomber Regiment 76th Air Regiment 77th Air Regiment 93rd Air Regiment Drone Attack Brigade
Southern Theater Command Air Force	4th Fighter Brigade 5th Fighter Brigade 6th Fighter Brigade 26th Fighter Brigade 54th Fighter Brigade 124th Fighter Brigade 125th Fighter Brigade 126th Fighter Brigade 130th Fighter Brigade 131st Fighter Brigade 132nd Fighter Brigade 22nd Bomber Regiment 23rd Bomber Regiment 24th Bomber Regiment 58th Air Regiment 59th Air Regiment 60th Air Regiment
Western Theater Command Air Force	16th Fighter Brigade 18th Fighter Brigade 97th Fighter Brigade 98th Fighter Brigade 99th Fighter Brigade 109th Fighter Brigade 110th Fighter Brigade 111th Fighter Brigade 10th Transport Regiment 11th Transport Regiment 12th Transport Regiment
Northern Theater Command Air Force	1st Fighter Brigade 2nd Fighter Brigade 3rd Fighter Brigade 15th Fighter Brigade 31st Fighter Brigade 34th Fighter Brigade 44th Fighter Brigade 55th Fighter Brigade 61st Fighter Brigade 63rd Fighter Brigade 88th Fighter Brigade 89th Fighter Brigade 805th Air Brigade 807th Air Brigade 46th Air Regiment 47th Air Regiment 48th Air Regiment
Central Theater Command	7th Fighter Brigade 19th Fighter Brigade 21st Fighter Brigade 43rd Fighter Brigade 52nd Fighter Brigade 53rd Fighter Brigade 56th Fighter Brigade 70th Fighter Brigade 107th Bomber Regiment 108th Bomber Regiment 37th Transport Regiment 38th Transport Regiment 39th Transport Regiment 100th Transport Regiment 101st Transport Regiment 102nd Transport Regiment 151st UAV Brigade