Google Earth: PLAAF 2006

Forgot Chengdu?
J-10's and J-7's

Jiugucheng Airbase 37°29'N 116°06'E has an assortment of J-10, J-7 and JJ-6 aircraft. The 'washed out' image makes identification difficult but the canard foreplanes of the J-10s can be seen.
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Laiyang Airbase 36°57'N 120°35'E is visible and has Y-8 transports.

Liuting Airbase 36°15'N 120°22'E is visible but appears to be a civilian airport. There is another base nearby which is in poor repair and appears to be used for open storage:


Weifang Airbase 36°38'N 119°06'E is visible and has 76 J-6 "Farmer" (MiG-19) fighters which are probably in open storage.

Wendeng Airbase 37°10'N 122°13'E has several J-8-II Finback interceptors and some J-7 Fishbed fighters present:

planeman said:

Jiugucheng Airbase 37°29'N 116°06'E has an assortment of J-10, J-7 and JJ-6 aircraft. The 'washed out' image makes identification difficult but the canard foreplanes of the J-10s can be seen.

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Hmmm ... my first idea was: "Great" ... but after looking at several sources I didn't find a Jiugucheng Airbase within the Jinan Military Region !!!

So where is it and what regiment is stationed there ??? Any help ????

And besides that are there any pictures from the other two bases with J-10 regiments ???

Thanks in advance, Deino

Xuzhou Daguozhang Airbase 34°13'N 117°14'E is visible and has 31 J-7 Fishbed Fighters present.

Kunming Airbase 25°04'N 102°41'E appears to be an airport.

Kashi Airbase 39°29'N 76°02'E is visible but no aircraft.

Deino said:

Hmmm ... my first idea was: "Great" ... but after looking at several sources I didn't find a Jiugucheng Airbase within the Jinan Military Region !!!

So where is it and what regiment is stationed there ??? Any help ????

And besides that are there any pictures from the other two bases with J-10 regiments ???

Thanks in advance, Deino

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The lat-long list I'm using is borrowed off Global Security website who I think borrowed it off FAS. The coordinates are pretty poor.
Here's a map showing where it is:

hope this helps.

Hmmm ... Thanks again, but ... what regiments are there ???


I don't know if this list correct, but there are my latest suspicious bases:

Cangzhou-Cangxian = 13th Operational Trials Regiment of the FTTC
Changxing or Wuhu = 3rd Fighter Division / 5th Air Regiment (?)
Mengzi = 44th Fighter Division / 130th Air Regiment
Kunming = 44th Fighter Division / 131st Air Regiment
Wenjiang a/p, Chengdu = 3rd Test Flight Regiment (CAC)


But what's stationed at:

Xuzhou Daguozhang Airbase = ????
Kashi Airbase = ???

Thanks for Your help and keep up that great work !!!:china:

Cheers, Deino

Deino said:

Hmmm ... Thanks again, but ... what regiments are there ???


I don't know if this list correct, but there are my latest suspicious bases:

Cangzhou-Cangxian = 13th Operational Trials Regiment of the FTTC
Changxing or Wuhu = 3rd Fighter Division / 5th Air Regiment (?)
Mengzi = 44th Fighter Division / 130th Air Regiment
Kunming = 44th Fighter Division / 131st Air Regiment
Wenjiang a/p, Chengdu = 3rd Test Flight Regiment (CAC)


But what's stationed at:

Xuzhou Daguozhang Airbase = ????
Kashi Airbase = ???

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Xuzhou Daguozhang Airbase has a load of J-7s (not later J-7E~G models) lined up.
Kashi is a smal airbase up in the mountains, nothing seen in the sat image, no dispersals, no shelters etc.

Mengzi airbase cannot be seen clearly enough to say what's there.

Cangzhou has a Flanker (J-11?) visible, some Finbacks and Fishbeds.

Note to self: Airbase near Nanyang with active JJ-5 trainers, two on runway about to take off: 33°25'N 120°12'E

J-7 base: 39°26'N 122°01'E


Unoccupied base at 39°15'N 122°04'E
Unoccupied base at 39°00'N 121°23'E
Unoccupied base at 43°33'N 122°12'E
Unoccupied base at 38°28'N 106°00'E


J-8-I base near Korean boarder at 40°01'N 124°17'E (EDIT. Base identified as Dandong)


JJ-5 Trainers base near Liaoyang, 41°16' 17"N 123°05'E

J-8 base near Qiqihar, 47°14'N 123°55'E:


RUSSIAN Flanker base near Chinese border: 43°20'N 132°403'E
RUSSIAN Balckfire base near Chinese border: 43°53'N 131°55'E
RUSSIAN Frogfoot base near Chinese border: 44°05'N 131°48'E
RUSSIAN Frogfoot base near Chinese border: 44°19'N 132°33'E

Found another base from Scramble.net info. Chifeng 赤峰, 42º 9' 50" N 118º 50' 49" E. Reportedly 2nd Air Regiment with J-7Es. I count 34 J-7Es in open.

Looked again at Harbin-Lalin, 45º 36' 55" N 126º 41' 2" E. 3 H-5 "Beagle" bombers seen.

Weifang, 36º 38' 25" N 119º 6' 49" E, is according to Scramble.net a Q-5 Fantan base. I counted 73 in the open(!).

Bengbu, 32º 55' 50" N 117º 21' 58" E, home of the 13th Flying Academy (unlucky for some?) has 5 JL-8 (K-8) trainers in the open.

Kuerle, 41º 41' 48" N 86º 7' 54" E, is according to Scramble.net the home of 109th Air Regiment who operate J-7Gs. I counted 28 J-7s which most/all were J-7E~G models.

Wugong, 34º 16' 21" N 108º 15' 31" E, is home of a bomber division with H-6E "Badger" bombers. I counted 34 H-6 aircraft.