The Southern Theater Command Air Force is the air force under the Southern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Guangzhou, Guangdong. The current commander is and the current political commissar is .
History On 1 February 2016, the founding meeting of the Southern Theater Command Air Force was held at the August First Building in Beijing, China.
Functional department General Staff Political Work Department Logistics Department Disciplinary Inspection Committee
Direct units
Main Bases
Air Units Source:
Fighter Units Unit NameHomebaseSerials RangeAircraft TypeComments4th Air BrigadeGuangdong, Foshan, Foshan Air Base 61X5XJ-20ANanning Base5th Air BrigadeGuangxi, Guilin, Qifengling Air Base 61X6XJ-20ANanning Base6th Air BrigadeGuangdong, Zhanjiang, Suixi Airbase 61X7XJ-16、Su-35Nanning Base26th Air BrigadeGuangdong, Huizhou, Huizhou Airbase 63X7XJ-16Nanning Base54th Air BrigadeHunan, Changsha, Tianxin Airbase 66X5XSu-30MKKNanning Base124th Air BrigadeGuangxi, Baise, Tianyang Airbase 73X5XJ-10CNanning Base125th Air BrigadeGuangxi, Nanning, Wushu Airbase 73X6XJ-16Nanning Base126th Air BrigadeGuangxi, Liuzhou, Bailian Airbase 73X7XJH-7ANanning Base130th Air BrigadeYunnan, Honghe, Mengzi Airbase 74X1XJ-10CKunming Base131st Air BrigadeYunnan Qujing, Luliang Airbase 74X2XJ-20A Kunming Base132nd Air BrigadeYunnan, Dali, Yunnanyi Airbase 74X3XJ-7EKunming Base808th Air BrigadeHainan, Lin'gao 8XX8X J-11BHFormerly Naval Aviation 8th Brigade809th Air BrigadeHainan, Ledong 8XX9X JH-7A Formerly Naval Aviation 9th Brigade
Bomber Units Unit NameHomebaseSerials RangeAircraft TypeComments22nd Air BrigadeHunan, Shaoyang, Shaodong1XX9XH-6K8th Bomber Division23rd Air BrigadeHunan, Hengyang, Leiyang1XX9XH-6U8th Bomber Division24th Air RegimentHunan, Hengyang, Leiyang1XX9XH-6K8th Bomber Division
Special Mission Units Unit NameHomebaseSerials RangeAircraft TypeComments58th Air RegimentGuizhou, Guiyang 3XX1X Y-8G，运侦-8 20th Special Mission Division59th Air RegimentGuizhou, Zunyi 3XX1X Y-8G，运侦-8 20th Special Mission Division60th Air RegimentGuizhou, Guiyang 3XX1X Y-9G，Y-9X，Y-8X 20th Special Mission Division
List of leaders Commanders English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes Xu Anxiang February 2016 December 2017 December 2017 March 2023乔相记March 2023
Political commissars English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes An Zhaoqing February 2016 January 2017 Xu Xisheng 2017 2023徐立谦2023
Chiefs of staff English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes Zheng Yuanlin 2016 December 2018
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