# Central Theater Command Air Force

The Central Theater Command Air Force is the air force under the Central Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Beijing. The current commander is Han Shengyan [zh] and the current political commissar is Shang Yaheng [zh].

## 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.

## Functional Departments

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

## Directly Subordinate Units

* Central Theater Command Air Force Training Base [zh]
* PLA Air Force Tianjin Aviation Equipment Training Base [zh]
* PLA Air Force No. 986 Hospital [zh]

## Theater Subordinate Unit

* Information and Communication Brigade（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:

#### Fighter Units

| Division Name | Brigade Name | Home Base | Serials Range | Aircraft Type | Comments |
| 7th Fighter Aviation Division | 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 | Beijing, Daxing Airport | B-40XX | Boeing 737 | 34th Transport Division |

#### Special Mission Unit

| Unit Name | Home Base | Serials Range | Aircraft Type | Comments |
| Special Mission Regiment | Beijing | 55X4X | Tu-154D、Learjet-35A/36A | |

#### UAV Unit

| Unit Name | Home Base | Serials Range | Aircraft Type | Comments |
| 151st Air Brigade | Hebei, Cangzhou | | Chengdu GJ-1 | |

## List of leaders
### Commanders

| English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| Zhuang Kezhu | 庄可柱 | January 2016 | July 2018 | |
| Han Shengyan [zh] | 韩胜延 | July 2018 | | |

### Political commissars

| English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office |
| Jiang Qingyou [zh] | 刘绍亮 | January 2016 | January 2017 |
| Guo Puxiao | 郭普校 | January 2017 | December 2019 |
| Wang Chengnan [zh] | 王成男 | April 2020 | 2021 |
| Han Xiaodong [zh] | 韩晓东 | December 2021 | April 2024 |
| Shang Yaheng [zh] | 商亚恒 | May 2024 | |