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Huarien Air Base (39°43′3″N 113°8′34″E / 39.71750°N 113.14278°E / 39.71750; 113.14278) is a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLA-AF) installation near the Fen River, 27 miles south of the city of Datong, in the northern part of China's Shanxi province. It is located in the PLA Beijing Military Region.

It is the headquarters of the PLA-AF 15th Fighter Division which operates Chengdu J-7 and Shenyang J-11 fighters.

Satellite imagery of the site[1] shows a single 10,500 foot runway oriented NE/SW and a full lengthen parallel taxiway connected to revetments at either end of the field.

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References

  1. ^ Google Earth, June 2007
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