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Shuozhou Huairen Airport 朔州怀仁机场 Shuòzhōu Huáirén Jīchǎng | |
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| Airport type | Military |
| Location | Huairen,Shanxi, China |
| Coordinates | 39°43′3″N113°8′34″E / 39.71750°N 113.14278°E /39.71750; 113.14278 |
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  Huairen Airport Location of airport in Shanxi | |
Shuozhou Huairen Airport orHuairen Air Base, located inHuairen,Shuozhou, is aPeople's Liberation Army Air Force (PLA-AF) installation near theFen River, 43 km (27 mi) south of the city ofDatong, in northernShanxi province, China. It is located in thePLABeijing Military Region. It formerly served as the main public airport for Datong until replaced by the newly builtDatong Yungang Airport in 2006.
It is the headquarters of thePLA-AF 15th Fighter Division which operatesChengdu J-7 fighters andNanchang Q-5 ground attack aircraft.
Satellite imagery of the site[1] shows a single 10,500 footrunway oriented NE/SW and a full-length paralleltaxiway connected torevetments at either end of the field.