SUMMARY OF AIR ACTIVITY CHENGDU MILITARY REGION, CHINA (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: April 1, 1981
• Content Type: REPORT

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Imagery analysis report
Chengdu Military Region, China
Summary of Air Activity
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SUMMARY OF AIR ACTIVITY, CHENGDU MILITARY REGION, CHINA
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1. (S) This report provides a summary of air-associated activity noted in the Chengdu Military
Region (MR), China, from Included in this report is information 25X1
concerning organizational structure, operational control, status of airfields, air order-of-battle (AOB),
significant construction, and analysis of air-related activities. This report contains one location map, two
tables, and five annotated photographs.
2. 0 Air activity in the Chengdu MR from consisted 25X1
of the deployment and return of the Chinese Air Force (CAF) 33rd Division during the Sino-Vietnamese
conflict, the rotation of a 33rd Division regiment and the independent squadron late in the reporting
period, the expansion of the CAF 2nd School to an additional airfield, the completion of two airfields, and
the deployment of fighters to one of those airfields. All numerical designators and subordination were
obtained from reference document 1.
3. ~ The 33rd Division, the only CAF fighter unit in the Chengdu MR, has elements at two
military and one civilian airfields in the eastern side of the Sichuan Basin (Figure 1 and Table 1). The 33rd
Division consists of two FARMER regiments, one FAGOT/FRESCO regiment, and a FAGOT/FRESCO
independent squadron.
4. 0 The two FARMER regiments and the independent squadron of the 33rd Division de-
ployed from Dazu, Liangping, and Baishiyi airfields (Figures 2 through 4) on to the
Kunming MR in preparation for the Sino-Vietnamese conflict.2,3,4 The return of the 33rd Division ele-
ments was apparently gradual. Imagery of confirmed the return of the two FARMER
regiments to Dazu and Liangping airfields. The independent squadron was not at Baishiyi Airfield on E
imagery
of the same date confirmed its presence at the airfield.4
5. Late in the reporting period a FARMER regiment and the independent squadron ro-
tated. A FARMER regiment was observed at Baishiyi on imagery of the independent
squadron of FAGOT/FRESCO was absent. Imagery of Liangping Airfield on indi-
cated an increase in FRESCO strength to account for the number of FRESCO absent from Baishiyi.
Subsequent military unit cover designator (MUCD) analysis indicated that the 98th Regiment (FARMER)
had rotated to Baishiyi and the independent squadron had probably rotated to Liangping.5
CAF 2nd School
6. During the first half of 1979 the CAF 2nd School BEAGLE element expanded
from Chengdu/Pengshan Airfield to Chengdu/Qionglai Airfield (items 6 and 8, Table 1). Prior to 1979
Chengdu/Qionglai Airfield had a mixed AOB of five or six BEAGLE and approximately 21 FAGOT/-
FRESCO. The FAGOT/FRESCO had departed and the BEAGLE strength had increased to 18 when the
airfield was last observed on imagery of June 1979. The AOB at Qionglai was assessed at 24 BEAGLE as
of AOB at Pengshan remained at approximately 36 BEAGLE when it was last observed
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7. (TSR) Construction was completed at two major airfields in the Chengdu MR during the report-
ing period. Chudra Airfield (Figure 5 and item 20, Table 1) was probably completed in early 1979. The
initial stage of construction was noted in November 1970, and the airfield appeared to be operational by
mid-1977. By early 1979 the construction engineers' barracks had been dismantled and abandoned. Al-
though no aircraft have yet been observed at the airfield, tire marks on the runway indicate that the field is
in use.
8. Xichang Airfield North (Figure 6 and item 17, Table 1) was in the initial stage of 25X1
construction in December 1968, and it appeared to be operational as a civilian airfield by 1975. By late
1979 revetted hardstands had been completed at the north (military) end of the airfield. On Q 25X1
three BAT and seven FARMER were observed at the airfield for the first time. The three BAT were 25X1
probably involved in an antiaircraft artillery exercise in the area and they subsequently departed., By
March 1980 the FARMER strength had increased to 13. The subordination of this FARMER unit has not
yet been determined.
(Continued p. 8)
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Table 1.
Chinese Units and Installations at Airfields in Chengdu Military Region, China
(Items keyed to Figure 1)
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Airfield Runway
BE No Length x Width (m) Landing AOB
Coordinates Orientation Aids (Average)
Surface
Chinese Air Force (CAF) Headquarters
8th Air Army Hqs Chengdu Air Dist Hqs
Lhasa AF Cmd Hqs Lhasa Hqs Tibet Air Mil
Dist & Bks AL 4
I 33rd Div Hqs
97th Regt
2 99th Regt
Unid Ind Sqdn
Liangping
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Sino-Vietnamese conflict
2,206 x 49 PAR 31 FARMER Deployed to Kunming
NNE/SSW NDB 2 COLT MR Oct-Nov 1980
Concrete
2,298 x 49 PAR 11 FARMER Ind sqdn rotated here
NE/SW NDB I I FRESCO from Baishiyi and 98th
Concrete 19 FAGOT Regt rotated from here
I COLT to Baishiyi in Aug 80
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Chongqing Baishiyi 2,200 x 46 PAR 24 FARMER 98th Regt rotated here
N/S GCA I TRIDENT from Liangping and Ind
29-29-45N 106-21-35E Concrete NDB 2 CRATE Sqdn rotated from here
10 COLT to Liangping in Aug 80
10th Independent Squadron
4 10th Ind Sqdn Chengdu/Fenghuangshan
30-43-53N 104-05-41E
Yibin
CAF 2nd School
6 CAF 2nd School Hqs Chengdu/Pengshan
7 CAF 2nd School
8 CAF 2nd School
9 CAF 2nd School
30-15-55N 103-51-IOE
Luzhou
28-51-ION 105-23-44E
Chengdu/Qionglai
30-29-22N 103-27-58E
Jianjiang CAF Air School
1,207 x 25 PAR I CRATE Airstrip was undergoing
NNE/SSW NDB 10 COLT repairs in mid-1980
Asphalt 3 HOUND
1,190 x 686 Unknown 10 HOUND
Heliport
Graded earth
2,594 x 60 PAR 36 BEAGLE
N/S Prob GCA
Concrete Prob NDB
1,801 x 60 None 34 MAX
ENE/WSW
Concrete
2,600 x 50 PAR 18 BEAGLE
NNE/SSW Prob GCA I CURL
Concrete NDB
1,404 x 47 None None
WNW/ESE
Graded
earth/rock
10 CAF 14th School Chen du Guan ban 1,402 x 50 None 4 CRATE
NW/SE 10 COLT
30-56-53N 104-19-48E Concrete 28 MAX
I I CAF 14th School Chengdu/Shuangliu 2,606 x 61 PAR 4 COLT
NNE/SSW GCA 4 COKE
30-34-48N 103-56-56E Concrete NDB 3 CRATE
3 CAB
12 CAF 14th School Chen du Xin'in 2,560 x 76 None 30-36
NNE/SSW COLT
30-25-14N 103-50-44E Asphalt
13 CAF 14th School Mianyang 1,006 x 31 None 16 COLT
N/S
31-24-56N 104-46-02E Concrete
14 CAF 14th School Suining 998 x 30 None 6 COLT
NW/SE 30 MAX
30-28-20N 105-36-38E Concrete
15 CAF Repair Chen du Tai ingsu 1,524 x 49 None 2 CRATE
Depot 5701 N/S 2 COLT
30-36-I IN 104-00-54E Concrete 19 BAT
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Civil Air Administration of China (CAAC)
CAAC Hqs
CAAC 1st Wing Chengdu/Shuangliu
7th Group (see item 11)
CAAC 2nd Wing Chongqing/Baishiyi
17th Group (see item 3)
CAAC Repair Chengdu/Shuangliu
Depot 103 (see item I I )
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Table 1.
Chinese Units and Installations at Airfields in Chengdu Military Region, China
(Items keyed to Figure 1)
This table in its entirety is classified TOP SECRET RUFF
Airfield Runway
BE No Length x Width (m) Landing AOB
Coordinates Orientation Aids (Average)
Surface
Chinese Air Force (CAF) Headquarters
8th Air Army Hqs Chengdu Air Dist Hqs
Lhasa AF Cmd Hqs Lhasa Hqs Tibet Air Mil
Dist & Bks AL 4
I 33rd Div Hqs
97th Regt
2 99th Regt
Unid Ind Sqdn
Liangping
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Served as alternate 8th
Air Army Hqs during the 25X1
Sino-Vietnamese conflict
2,206 x 49 PAR 31 FARMER Deployed to Kunming
NNE/SSW NDB 2 COLT MR Oct-Nov 1980
Concrete
2,298 x 49 PAR 11 FARMER Ind sqdn rotated here
NE/SW NDB I I FRESCO from Baishiyi and 98th
Concrete 19 FAGOT Regt rotated from here
I COLT to Baishiyi in Aug 80
I HOUND
Chongqing Baishiyi 2,200 x 46 PAR 24 FARMER 98th Regt rotated here
N/S GCA I TRIDENT from Liangping and Ind
29-29-45N 106-21-35E Concrete NDB 2 CRATE Sqdn rotated from here
10 COLT to Liangping in Aug 80
10th Independent Squadron
4 10th Ind Sqdn Chengdu/Fenghuangshan
30-43-53N 104-05-41E
Yibin
CAF 2nd School
6 CAF 2nd School Hqs Chengdu/Pengshan
7 CAF 2nd School
8 CAF 2nd School
9 CAF 2nd School
30-15-55N 103-51-IOE
Luzhou
28-51-ION 105-23-44E
Chengdu/Qionglai
30-29-22N 103-27-58E
Jianjiang CAF Air School
1,207 x 25 PAR I CRATE Airstrip was undergoing
NNE/SSW NDB 10 COLT repairs in mid-1980
Asphalt 3 HOUND
1,190 x 686 Unknown 10 HOUND
Heliport
Graded earth
2,594 x 60 PAR 36 BEAGLE
N/S Prob GCA
Concrete Prob NDB
1,801 x 60 None 34 MAX
ENE/WSW
Concrete
2,600 x 50 PAR 18 BEAGLE
NNE/SSW Prob GCA I CURL
Concrete NDB
1,404 x 47 None None
WNW/ESE
Graded
earth/rock
10 CAF 14th School Chen du Guan ban 1,402 x 50 None 4 CRATE
NW/SE 10 COLT
30-56-53N 104-19-48E Concrete 28 MAX
I I CAF 14th School Chengdu/Shuangliu 2,606 x 61 PAR 4 COLT
NNE/SSW GCA 4 COKE
30-34-48N 103-56-56E Concrete NDB 3 CRATE
3 CAB
12 CAF 14th School Chen du Xin'in 2,560 x 76 None 30-36
NNE/SSW COLT
30-25-14N 103-50-44E Asphalt
13 CAF 14th School Mianyang 1,006 x 31 None 16 COLT
N/S
31-24-56N 104-46-02E Concrete
14 CAF 14th School Suining 998 x 30 None 6 COLT
NW/SE 30 MAX
30-28-20N 105-36-38E Concrete
15 CAF Repair Chen du Tai ingsu 1,524 x 49 None 2 CRATE
Depot 5701 N/S 2 COLT
30-36-I IN 104-00-54E Concrete 19 BAT
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Civil Air Administration of China (CAAC)
CAAC Hqs
CAAC 1st Wing Chengdu/Shuangliu
7th Group (see item 11)
CAAC 2nd Wing Chongqing/Baishiyi
17th Group (see item 3)
CAAC Repair Chengdu/Shuangliu
Depot 103 (see item I I )
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Table 1.
Chinese Units and Installations at Airfields in Chengdu Military Region, China
(Items keyed to Figure 1)
This table in its entirety is classified TOP SECRET RUFF
Airfield Runway
BE No Length x Width (m) Landing AOB
Coordinates Orientation Aids (Average)
Surface
Chinese Air Force (CAF) Headquarters
8th Air Army Hqs Chengdu Air Dist Hqs
Lhasa AF Cmd Hqs Lhasa Hqs Tibet Air Mil
Dist & Bks AL 4
I 33rd Div Hqs
97th Regt
2 99th Regt
Unid Ind Sqdn
Liangping
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Served as alternate 8th
Air Army Hqs during the 25X1
Sino-Vietnamese conflict
2,206 x 49 PAR 31 FARMER Deployed to Kunming
NNE/SSW NDB 2 COLT MR Oct-Nov 1980
Concrete
2,298 x 49 PAR 11 FARMER Ind sqdn rotated here
NE/SW NDB I I FRESCO from Baishiyi and 98th
Concrete 19 FAGOT Regt rotated from here
I COLT to Baishiyi in Aug 80
I HOUND
Chongqing Baishiyi 2,200 x 46 PAR 24 FARMER 98th Regt rotated here
N/S GCA I TRIDENT from Liangping and Ind
29-29-45N 106-21-35E Concrete NDB 2 CRATE Sqdn rotated from here
10 COLT to Liangping in Aug 80
10th Independent Squadron
4 10th Ind Sqdn Chengdu/Fenghuangshan
30-43-53N 104-05-41E
Yibin
CAF 2nd School
6 CAF 2nd School Hqs Chengdu/Pengshan
7 CAF 2nd School
8 CAF 2nd School
9 CAF 2nd School
30-15-55N 103-51-IOE
Luzhou
28-51-ION 105-23-44E
Chengdu/Qionglai
30-29-22N 103-27-58E
Jianjiang CAF Air School
1,207 x 25 PAR I CRATE Airstrip was undergoing
NNE/SSW NDB 10 COLT repairs in mid-1980
Asphalt 3 HOUND
1,190 x 686 Unknown 10 HOUND
Heliport
Graded earth
2,594 x 60 PAR 36 BEAGLE
N/S Prob GCA
Concrete Prob NDB
1,801 x 60 None 34 MAX
ENE/WSW
Concrete
2,600 x 50 PAR 18 BEAGLE
NNE/SSW Prob GCA I CURL
Concrete NDB
1,404 x 47 None None
WNW/ESE
Graded
earth/rock
10 CAF 14th School Chen du Guan ban 1,402 x 50 None 4 CRATE
NW/SE 10 COLT
30-56-53N 104-19-48E Concrete 28 MAX
I I CAF 14th School Chengdu/Shuangliu 2,606 x 61 PAR 4 COLT
NNE/SSW GCA 4 COKE
30-34-48N 103-56-56E Concrete NDB 3 CRATE
3 CAB
12 CAF 14th School Chen du Xin'in 2,560 x 76 None 30-36
NNE/SSW COLT
30-25-14N 103-50-44E Asphalt
13 CAF 14th School Mianyang 1,006 x 31 None 16 COLT
N/S
31-24-56N 104-46-02E Concrete
14 CAF 14th School Suining 998 x 30 None 6 COLT
NW/SE 30 MAX
30-28-20N 105-36-38E Concrete
15 CAF Repair Chen du Tai ingsu 1,524 x 49 None 2 CRATE
Depot 5701 N/S 2 COLT
30-36-I IN 104-00-54E Concrete 19 BAT
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Civil Air Administration of China (CAAC)
CAAC Hqs
CAAC 1st Wing Chengdu/Shuangliu
7th Group (see item 11)
CAAC 2nd Wing Chongqing/Baishiyi
17th Group (see item 3)
CAAC Repair Chengdu/Shuangliu
Depot 103 (see item I I )
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Table 1.
Chinese Units and Installations at Airfields in Chengdu Military Region, China
(Items keyed to Figure 1)
This table in its entirety is classified TOP SECRET RUFF
Airfield Runway
BE No Length x Width (m) Landing AOB
Coordinates Orientation Aids (Average)
Surface
Chinese Air Force (CAF) Headquarters
8th Air Army Hqs Chengdu Air Dist Hqs
Lhasa AF Cmd Hqs Lhasa Hqs Tibet Air Mil
Dist & Bks AL 4
I 33rd Div Hqs
97th Regt
2 99th Regt
Unid Ind Sqdn
Liangping
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Served as alternate 8th
Air Army Hqs during the 25X1
Sino-Vietnamese conflict
2,206 x 49 PAR 31 FARMER Deployed to Kunming
NNE/SSW NDB 2 COLT MR Oct-Nov 1980
Concrete
2,298 x 49 PAR 11 FARMER Ind sqdn rotated here
NE/SW NDB I I FRESCO from Baishiyi and 98th
Concrete 19 FAGOT Regt rotated from here
I COLT to Baishiyi in Aug 80
I HOUND
Chongqing Baishiyi 2,200 x 46 PAR 24 FARMER 98th Regt rotated here
N/S GCA I TRIDENT from Liangping and Ind
29-29-45N 106-21-35E Concrete NDB 2 CRATE Sqdn rotated from here
10 COLT to Liangping in Aug 80
10th Independent Squadron
4 10th Ind Sqdn Chengdu/Fenghuangshan
30-43-53N 104-05-41E
Yibin
CAF 2nd School
6 CAF 2nd School Hqs Chengdu/Pengshan
7 CAF 2nd School
8 CAF 2nd School
9 CAF 2nd School
30-15-55N 103-51-IOE
Luzhou
28-51-ION 105-23-44E
Chengdu/Qionglai
30-29-22N 103-27-58E
Jianjiang CAF Air School
1,207 x 25 PAR I CRATE Airstrip was undergoing
NNE/SSW NDB 10 COLT repairs in mid-1980
Asphalt 3 HOUND
1,190 x 686 Unknown 10 HOUND
Heliport
Graded earth
2,594 x 60 PAR 36 BEAGLE
N/S Prob GCA
Concrete Prob NDB
1,801 x 60 None 34 MAX
ENE/WSW
Concrete
2,600 x 50 PAR 18 BEAGLE
NNE/SSW Prob GCA I CURL
Concrete NDB
1,404 x 47 None None
WNW/ESE
Graded
earth/rock
10 CAF 14th School Chen du Guan ban 1,402 x 50 None 4 CRATE
NW/SE 10 COLT
30-56-53N 104-19-48E Concrete 28 MAX
I I CAF 14th School Chengdu/Shuangliu 2,606 x 61 PAR 4 COLT
NNE/SSW GCA 4 COKE
30-34-48N 103-56-56E Concrete NDB 3 CRATE
3 CAB
12 CAF 14th School Chen du Xin'in 2,560 x 76 None 30-36
NNE/SSW COLT
30-25-14N 103-50-44E Asphalt
13 CAF 14th School Mianyang 1,006 x 31 None 16 COLT
N/S
31-24-56N 104-46-02E Concrete
14 CAF 14th School Suining 998 x 30 None 6 COLT
NW/SE 30 MAX
30-28-20N 105-36-38E Concrete
15 CAF Repair Chen du Tai ingsu 1,524 x 49 None 2 CRATE
Depot 5701 N/S 2 COLT
30-36-I IN 104-00-54E Concrete 19 BAT
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Civil Air Administration of China (CAAC)
CAAC Hqs
CAAC 1st Wing Chengdu/Shuangliu
7th Group (see item 11)
CAAC 2nd Wing Chongqing/Baishiyi
17th Group (see item 3)
CAAC Repair Chengdu/Shuangliu
Depot 103 (see item I I )
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