Air forces of the People's Liberation Army's Western Theater Command
Military unit
The Western Theater Command Air Force is the air force under the Western Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Chengdu, Sichuan. The current commander is Zhang Hongbin [zh] and the current political commissar is Jiang Ping [zh].
On 1 February 2016, the founding meeting of the Western Theater Command Air Force was held at the August First Building in Beijing, China.[1]
Functional department
[edit] - General Staff
- Political Work Department
- Logistics Department
- Disciplinary Inspection Committee
Division Name | Unit Name | Homebase | Serials Range | Aircraft Type | Comments |
6th Fighter Division | 16th Air Brigade | Ningxia, Yinchuan, Xihuayuan Airbase | 62X7X | J-11B | Lanzhou Base |
18th Air Brigade | Gansu, Dingxi, Lintao Airbase | 62X9X | J-10C | Lanzhou Base |
| 97th Air Brigade | Chongqing, Dazu, Dengyunqiao Airbase | 70X8X | J-20A | Lanzhou Base |
| 98th Air Brigade | Chongqing, Baishiyi Airbase | 70X9X | J-16 | Lanzhou Base |
| 99th Air Brigade | Xinjiang, Hotan, Hotan Airbase | 71X0X | J-16 | Urumqi Base |
| 109th Air Brigade | Xinjiang, Changji, Changji Airbase | 72X0X | J-11A | Urumqi Base |
| 110th Air Brigade | Xinjiang, Urumqi, Nanshan Airbase | 72X1X | JH-7A | Urumqi Base |
| 111st Air Brigade | Xinjiang, Golmud, Golmud Airbase | 72X2X | J-20A | Urumqi Base |
Unit Name | Homebase | Serials Range | Aircraft Type | Comments |
10th Air Regiment | Sichuan, Qionglai | 1XX5X | Y-9 | 4th Transport Air Division |
11th Air Regiment | Sichuan, Luzhou | 1XX5X | Y-9 | 4th Transport Air Division |
12th Air Regiment | Sichuan, Qionglai | 1XX5X | Y-20 | 4th Transport Air Division |
Special Mission Units
[edit] Unit Name | Homebase | Serials Range | Aircraft Type | Comments |
Special Mission Regiment | Qinghai, Golmud | 53X5X | KJ-500 | |
Political commissars
[edit] English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
Wang Qiang | 王强 | February 2016 | July 2018 | [4] |
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