Western Theater Command Air Force

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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
Mottos	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

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

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Xībù Zhànqū Kōngjūn

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

Air Units

Source:^[2]

Fighter Units

Unit Name	Homebase	Serials Range	Aircraft Type	Comments
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	Ürümqi Base
110th Air Brigade	Xinjiang, Urumqi, Nanshan Airbase	72X1X	JH-7A	Ürümqi Base
111st Air Brigade (MUCD unit 94040)^[3]	Xinjiang, Korla, Korla Airbase	72X2X	J-11B^[3] J-20A	Ürümqi 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		^[4]

Chiefs of staff

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Wang Qiang	王强	February 2016	July 2018	^[5]

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.
1 2 "解放軍機師新疆墜機殉職傳保殲11B棄逃生". Oriental daily. 2017-11-20.
↑ 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.

PLA Military Region

Eastern Theater Command	Eastern Theater Command Ground Force Eastern Theater Command Navy (East Sea Fleet) Eastern Theater Command Air Force
Southern Theater Command	Southern Theater Command Ground Force Southern Theater Command Navy (South Sea Fleet) Southern Theater Command Air Force Hong Kong Garrison Macao Garrison
Western Theater Command	Western Theater Command Ground Force Western Theater Command Air Force
Northern Theater Command	Northern Theater Command Ground Force Northern Theater Command Navy (North Sea Fleet) Northern Theater Command Air Force
Central Theater Command	Central Theater Command Ground Force Central Theater Command Air Force
Districts under PLA Ground Force	Xinjiang Military District Nanjiang Military District Tibet Military District Beijing Garrison
Districts under Central Military Commission NDMD	Hebei Military District Shanxi Military District Inner Mongolia Military District Liaoning Military District Jilin Military District Heilongjiang Military District Shandong Military District Jiangsu Military District Anhui Military District Zhejiang Military District Jiangxi Military District Fujian Military District Henan Military District Hubei Military District Hunan Military District Guangdong Military District Guangxi Military District Hainan Military District Shaanxi Military District Ningxia Military District Gansu Military District Qinghai Military District Sichuan Military District Guizhou Military District Yunnan Military District Shanghai Garrison Command Tianjin Garrison Command Chongqing Garrison Command

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

People's Liberation Army

General

Branches

Ground	Structure Equipment Infantry [zh] Armored forces [zh] Artillery [zh] Air defense [zh] Aviation aircraft Engineers [zh] Chemical defense [zh] Special operations units
Navy	Organization Weaponry History Branches: Surface ships aircraft carriers Submarine Coastal Defense Naval Air aircraft Marine Corps special operations brigade Fleets: North Sea East Sea South Sea
Air	Aviation aircraft airbases Air Defense Airborne Corps special operations brigade
Rocket	Missile operation units Rocket Force corps of engineers [zh] Special Operations Regiment

Arms

Aerospace	Astronaut Corps astronauts Deep Space Network
Cyberspace	Cyberspace Force
Information Support	Information Support Force
Joint Logistics Support	Wuhan Joint Logistics Support Base Theater's Joint Logistics Support Centers: Wuxi; Guilin; Xining; Shenyang; Zhengzhou

Structure

Supreme command	Central Military Commission Chairman Chairman responsibility system Vice Chairmen General Office Joint Staff Intelligence Bureau Guard Bureau Guard Unit Political Work Logistic Support Equipment Development Manned Space Agency Training and Administration National Defense Mobilization Discipline Inspection Strategic Planning Reform and Organizational Structure International Military Cooperation Audit Office Offices Administration
Theater Commands	Eastern Southern Hong Kong Macau Western Tibet Xinjiang Northern Central Beijing
Military regions (defunct)	Shenyang Beijing Lanzhou Jinan Nanjing Guangzhou Chengdu

Ranks

Uniform

Institutions

Publications

Paramilitary

Contractors

Chinese military aircraft

Fighters

Multirole and strike	J-50* J-36* J-35 J-20 J-15 J-16 J-10B J-11B J-10 FC-1 JH-7 Su-30MK2 Su-30MKK Su-35S
Air superiority and interceptor	J-50* J-36* J-35 J-20 J-11D^* J-10B J-15 J-13 J-12 J-11 J-9 J-8 J-7 J-6 J-5 J-2 MiG-9 Su-27SK
Ground attack	Q-5 Q-6
Electronic warfare	J-16D J-15D

Bombers

H-20^*
H-8
H-7
H-6
H-5
Tu-14
Tu-2

AEW&C and EW

Traditional aeroplanes	KJ-600 KJ-500 KJ-2000 Y-9JZ ELINT Y-8CB Y-8DZ Y-8G Y-8GX3 Y-8JB Y-8T Y-8W Y-8EW ZDK03 Y-8J KJ-200 Y-7 AWACS KJ-1 AEWC An-30
Stratospheric airships	CIOMP stratospheric airship

Tankers

Reconnaissance

Transport

Strategic	Y-20 Y-9 Y-8 Il-76 Y-7
Maritime Patrol	KQ-200 Y-8EX SH-5
Tactical	Y-9 Y-12 Y-11 Y-8 Y-7 Y-6 Y-5 CL 601 Tu-154

Trainers

JL-10
JL-9
JL-8
JJ-7
JJ-6
JJ-5
JJ-2
JJ-1
CJ-7^*
CJ-6
CJ-5
Yak-11

Helicopters

Attack	Z-21^* Z-19 Z-10 Z-9W Z-11W
Transport and utility	Z-20 Z-18 Z-15^* Z-11 Z-9 Z-8 Mi-8 Mi-171 Z-6 Z-5
ASW	Z-20F Z-18F Z-9C Z-8 Ka-28

UAVs and UCAVs

Tactical	WZ-6 CASIC Blade
MALE	CASC Rainbow Harbin BZK-005 Tengden TB-001
HALE	WZ-7 WZ-8 WZ-9 WZ-10 CIOMP stratospheric airship
Combat	BA-5 GJ-1 GJ-2 GJ-11 Dark Sword^*

List of unmanned aerial vehicles of China

* = Under development or official military designation not revealed
Italicized = Retired or cancelled