Central Theater Command Air Force Explained

The Central Theater Command Air Force is the air force under the Central Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Beijing. The current commander is and the current political commissar is .

History

On 1 February 2016, the founding meeting of the Central Theater Command Air Force was held at the August First Building in Beijing, China.^[1]

Functional Departments

• General Staff
• Political Work Department
• Logistics Department
• Disciplinary Inspection Committee

Theater Subordinate Unit

• Information and Communication Brigade^[2] （Directly under the Theater General Staff office)

Headquarter Bases

Bases, or "HQ Bases" (基地) are Deputy corps-grade units that have jurisdiction over a number of brigades or regiments, each assigned to a home airbase (基站) or aerodrome (机场)

• Datong air force Base
• Wuhan air force Base

Air Units

Source:^[3]

Fighter Units

Unit Name	Home Base	Serials Range	Aircraft Type	Comments
19th Air Brigade	Hebei, Zhangjiakou, Ningyuan Airbase	63X0X	J-11B	Datong Base
21st Air Brigade	Beijing, Yanqing, Yanqing Airbase	63X2X	J-7L	Datong Base
43th Air Brigade	Shanxi, Shouzhou, Huairen Airbase	65X4X	J-10A	Datong Base
70th Air Brigade	Hebei, Tangshan, Zunhua Airbase	68X1X	J-10A	Datong Base
72nd Air Brigade	Tianjin, Wuqing, Yangcun Airbase	68X3X	J-10C	Datong Base
52nd Air Brigade	Hubei, Wuhan, Shanpo Airbase	66X3X	J-7G	Wuhan Base
53rd Air Brigade	Hubei, Xianyang, Laohekou Airbase	66X4X	J-10B	Wuhan Base
56th Air Brigade	Henan, Zhengzhou, Matougang Airbase	66X7X	J-20A	Wuhan Base

Bomber Units

Unit Name	Homebase	Unit Numbers	Aircraft Type	Comments
106th Air Brigade	Henan, Nanyang, Neixiang Airbase	55X3X	H-6N	Directly controlled by Theater Command
107th Air Brigade	Shaanxi, Xi'an, Lingtong	4XX7X	H-6H	36th Bomber Division
空108团	Shaanxi, Xianyang, Wugong	4XX7X	H-6K	36th Bomber Division

Transport Units

Unit Name	Home Base	Serials Range	Aircraft Type	Notes
37th Air Regiment	Henan, Kaifeng	2XX4X	Y-20	13th Transport Division
38th Air Regiment	Hubei, Wuhan	2XX4X	Y-20, YY-20	13th Transport Division
39th Air Regiment	Hubei, Yicheng, Dangyang	2XX4X	Il-76	13th Transport Division
100th Air Regiment	Beijing, Xijiao Air Base	B-40XX	Airbus 319、Boeing 737、CRJ200、Bombardier CRJ700	34th Transport Division
101th Air Regiment	Beijing, Shahe Airbase	B-40XX	EC225、AS332	34th Transport Division
102th Air Regiment		B-40XX	Boeing 737	34th Transport Division

UAV Unit

List of leaders

Commanders

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
	Chinese: 庄可柱	January 2016	July 2018	[4]
	Chinese: 韩胜延	July 2018		[5]

Political commissars

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
	Chinese: 刘绍亮	January 2016	January 2017
	Chinese: 郭普校	January 2017	December 2019	[6]
	Chinese: 王成男	April 2020	2021
	韩晓东	December 2021	April 2024
	商亚恒	May 2024

References

Notes and References

1. News: Li Xuanliang (Chinese: 李宣良). http://www.xinhuanet.com//politics/2016-02/01/c_1117960554.htm . zh:中国人民解放军战区成立大会在北京举行 . xinhuanet.com . 1 February 2016 . 5 September 2021 . zh.
2. Web site: 中部战区空军某信息通信旅开展"军营开放日"活动 . 2017-05-05 . 军报记者 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190123215440/http://zb.81.cn/content/2017-05/05/content_7589212_5.htm . 2019-01-23 . dead .
3. Web site: Orbats . 2024-05-11 . www.scramble.nl.
4. News: Shen Fan (Chinese: 沈凡). https://china.caixin.com/2016-03-06/100916736.html . zh:庄可柱、刘绍亮分别履新中部战区空军司令员政委 . caixin . 6 March 2016 . 5 September 2021 . zh.
5. News: Yue Huairang (Chinese: 岳怀让). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2697104 . zh:中部战区空军司令员换将：韩胜延接替庄可柱 . thepaper . 2 December 2018 . 5 September 2021 . zh.
6. News: Yue Huairang (Chinese: 岳怀让). Jiang Ziwen (Chinese: 蒋子文). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1711400 . zh:五大战区空军军政主官配齐，徐西盛郭普校到任 . thepaper . 17 June 2017 . 5 September 2021 . zh.