Western Theater Command Air Force

Western Theater Command Air Force
Western Theater Command Air Force
	Western Theater Command
Simplified Chinese	中国人民解放军西部战区空军
Traditional Chinese	中國人民解放軍西部戰區空軍
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Xībù Zhànqū Kōngjūn

Western Theater Command Air Force
Western Theater Command Air Force
中国人民解放军西部战区空军
	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	Chengdu, Sichuan
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 Zhang Hongbin
Political Commissar	Lieutenant General Jiang Ping

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].

History

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

General Staff
Political Work Department
Logistics Department
Disciplinary Inspection Committee

Direct units

Western Theater Command Air Force Hospital [zh]

Main Bases

PLA Air Force Lhasa Base [zh] - Lhasa Gonggar Airport
PLA Air Force Lanzhou Base [zh] - Xianguanying Air Base
PLA Air Force Ürümqi Base [zh]

Air Units^[2]

Fighter Units

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
6th Fighter Division	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

Transport Units

Unit Name	Homebase	Serials Range	Aircraft Type	Comments
10th Air Regiment	Sichuan, Qionglai	1XX5X	Y-9	4th Transport Air Division [zh]
11th Air Regiment	Sichuan, Luzhou	1XX5X	Y-9	4th Transport Air Division [zh]
12th Air Regiment	Sichuan, Qionglai	1XX5X	Y-20	4th Transport Air Division [zh]

Special Mission Units

Unit Name	Homebase	Serials Range	Aircraft Type	Comments
Special Mission Regiment	Qinghai, Golmud	53X5X	KJ-500

List of leaders

Commanders

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office
Zhan Houshun	战厚顺	February 2016	April 2020
Wang Qiang	王强	April 2020	September 2022
Zhang Hongbin [zh]	张洪斌	September 2022

Political commissars

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Jiang Qingyou [zh]	舒清友	February 2016	December 2018
Jiang Ping [zh]	姜平	December 2018		^[3]

Chief of staffs

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Wang Qiang	王强	February 2016	July 2018	^[4]

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 3 September 2021.
^ "Orbats". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (13 January 2019). 空军政治工作部副主任姜平少将升任西部战区空军政委. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^ 王强调任西部战区副参谋长兼西部战区空军参谋长. qq.com (in Chinese). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 3 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 3 September 2021.

[2] "Orbats". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

[3] Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (13 January 2019). 空军政治工作部副主任姜平少将升任西部战区空军政委. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2021.

[4] 王强调任西部战区副参谋长兼西部战区空军参谋长. qq.com (in Chinese). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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v t e 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 Air Force	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