SOUTH CHINA AIRFIELD DEVELOPMENT

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• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: June 17, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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SOUTH CHINA AIRFIELD DEVELOPMENT
NING-MING AIRFIELD
1. SIGNIFICANCE: NEAREST CHINESE AIRFIELD TO NORTH VIETNAM.
2. REMARKS: NING-MING IS ONE OF A SERIES OF AIRFIELDS RECENTLY
CONSTRUCTED IN SOUTH CHINA. TIEN-YANG, PING-YUAN-
CHIEH, CHIA-LAI-SHIH, AND AN-SHUN REPRESENT NEW
CONSTRUCTION, WHILE HSU-PU AND LI-CHIA-TSUN REPRE-
SENT EXPANSION OF EXISTING FACILITIES.
NING-MING BASED AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN REVEALED
BY COMINT TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN DEFENSIVE BORDER
PATROLS, THE FREQUENCY OF WHICH HAS INCREASED IN
RECENT MONTHS. OTHER RECENTLY EXPANDED AIR DEFENSE
ACTIVITY, ALTHOUGH NOT SPECIFICALLY CONNECTED WITH
NING-MING, INCLUDES A CLOSER WORKING RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE CHINESE AND NORTH VIETNAMESE AIR DEFENSE
SYSTEMS, A COMMON GCI GRID REPORTING SYSTEM, AND
THE EXCHANGE OF WEATHER INFORMATION BETWEEN THE TWO
NATIONS.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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3. LOCATION:
4. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
. NEGATION DATE:
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3.6 NM ESE OF NING-MING AT 2207N 10707E. APPROXI-
MATELY 12 NM FROM THE CHINA/NORTH VIETNAM BORDER
AT THE CLOSEST POINT.
6 KH, 1 TROJAN HORSE,
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AND 4 BLUE SPRI$)P
7. CHRONOLOGY : I I REVEALED AR" SHE
FIRST TIME AN AREA BEING GRADED AND LEVELED APPROXIMATELY 9,000 X 1,000 FT
IN SIZE, ORIENTED IN A NE/SW DIRECTION. FIVE CONSTRUCTION CAMPS WITH AP-
PROXIMATELY 150 TEMPORARY STORAGE-TYPE BUILDINGS WERE OBSERVED ALONG WITH
A LARGE AMOUNT OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE REVEALED
ENLARGED SUPPORT FACILITIES, DRAINAGE DITCHES, AND A PROBABLE RAIL SPUR
4.2 NM TO THE NNW.
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RUNWAY, WITH 1,375 FT OVERRUNS AT EACH END, IN THE FINAL STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION.
ASSOCIATED FACILITIES IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME INCLUDED A PARALLEL TAXIWAY WITH
2 END-CONNECTING AND 2 CROSSOVER LINKS, 2 ALERT APRONS, 2 PARKING APRONS, 2
HARDSTANDS, SEVERAL REVETMENTS, AND A RAIL-SERVED POL STORAGE AREA 4 NM NORTH
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
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REVEALED A 7,210 X 155 FT,ENE/WSW,tiRETE
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OF THE RUNWAY CENTER. ALSO OBSERVED WERE DISPERSAL AREAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
NE AND NW OF THE RUNWAY., AND A SUPPORT AREA IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY
CONTAINING 8 BARRACKS, 3 MESSHALLS AND 24 SUPPORT BUILDINGS. A SECOND SUPPORT
AREA IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF T -HE RUNWAY WAS REVEALED TO CONTAIN 8 BARRACKS, 1
ADMINISTRATION, 4 MESSHALL, AND APPROXIMATELY 190 SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
THE RUNWAY WAS REPORTED TO BE SERVICEABLE BY
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ALTHOUGH NO AIRCRAFT WERE OBSERVED AT THAT TIME. FLIGHT INFOR~WPN
PASSED FROM NAN-NING TO NING-MING ON
THE SAME DATES AS A FL 5IV FROM
KUANG-CHOU/FO-SHAN TOWARD NING-MING, SUGGESTS THE INITIAL DEPLOYMENT OF AIR-
CRAFT TO NING-MING ON THAT DATE.
REVEALED THE FIRST PI RAPHIC
EVIDENCE OF AIRCRAFT AT NING-MING. APPROXIMATELY 27 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT WERE
OBSERVED. NO TYPE IDENTIFICATION WAS MADE.
NING-MING WAS REPORTED TO BE IN THE TERMINAL STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION
BY1 33 FAGOT/FRESCO AIRCRAFT WERE OBI).
THIS MISSION ALSO REVEALED A NEWLY IDENTIFIED SAM SITE (All-2) JUST SOUTH
OF THE ENE END OF THE RUNWAY. WORK CONTINUED ON THE PARKING REVETMENTS,
AIRCRAFT DISPERSAL AREAS, AND THE POL STORAGE AREA. A POL STORAGE AND PUMP-
ING FACILITY JUST NORTH OF THE RUNWAY CENTER WAS OBSERVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION
AT THAT TIME.
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
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SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE BY
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ALL REVEALED AIRCRAFT WHICH VARIED J Ji1i-
BER BETWEEN 19 AND 35. NO TYPE IDENTIFICATION WAS MADE.
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VEALED THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES FOR THE FIRST TIME: 4 EARTH-COVERED HANG-
ARETTES NORTH OF THE WSW END OF THE RUNWAY, A LARGE PROBABLE MAINTENANCE
AREA UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND LOCATED WITHIN THE DISPERSAL AREA NORTH OF THE
ENE END OF THE RUNWAY. A PROBABLE AIR WARNING RADAR FACILITY 3.6 NM NNE
OF THE AIRFIELD, ILS EQUIPMENT ON EACH END OF THE RUNWAY, AND A CGA UNIT
NEAR THE WSW END OF THE RUNWAY. NO MISSILES OR SIGNS OF ACTIVITY WERE NOTED
AT THE SAM SITE AND IT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN A POSSIBLY DETERIORATING CON-
DITION.
REVEALED 36 SMALL POSSIBLE SWEPT-W6X1AIR-
CRAFT, AND REPORTED CONSTRUCTION CONTINUING ON REVETMENTS, AS WELL AS ON THE
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MAINTENANCE AND POL AREAS. A NEWLY IDENTIFIED SMALL HANGAR HAD BEEN CON-
STRUCTED IN THE AIRCRAFT DISPERSAL AREA NORTH OF THE WSW END OF THE RUN-
WAY.
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20 FRESCO, 2 MAX/MOOSE, AND 2 PROBABLE CREEK. A SINGLE FARMER AIRCRAFT WAS
NOTED IN PROXIMITY TO NING-MING IN REACTION TO THE DRONE AIRCRAFT. THIS
MISSION ALSO REVEALED THAT THE MISSILE LAUNCH REVETMENTS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP-
MENT AT THE SAM SITE WERE NO LONGER IN EVIDENCE. A PROBABLE TOKEN GCI/EW
RADAR SITE WAS IDENTIFIED )4.7 NM NE OF NING-MING, AND ANOTHER HANGAR WAS RE-
VEALED TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION NORTH OF THE ENE END OF THE RUNWAY.
ON 8 MAY OF THIS YEAR AT LEAST 4 CHINESE JET FIGHTERS ENTERED NORTH VIET-
NAM AIR SPACE AND ENGAGED A FLIGHT OF "HOSTILE" AIRCRAFT. TWO OF THESE WERE
IDENTIFIED AS FRESCO AIRCRAFT FROM NING-MING.
TIEN-YANG AIRFIELD
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
2. REMARKS:
NEWLY CONSTRUCTED AIRFIELD IN PROXIMITY TO THE DRV.
TIEN-YANG IS ONE OF SEVERAL NEW AIRFIELDS RECENTLY
CONSTRUCTED IN SOUTH CHINA. THE MISSION WHICH THE
CHINESE HAVE IN STORE FOR THIS FACILITY IS UNKNOWN.
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
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. LOCATION:
4. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
5. NEGATION DATE:
6. COVERAGE:
7. CHRONOLOGY:
THEY HAVE RECENTLY INCREASED THE FREQUENCY OF AIR
DEFENSE PATROLS ALONG THE CHINA/NORTH VIETNAM
BORDER WITHIN AN AREA FROM 40 NM SW OF MENG-TZU
TO A POINT 100 NM WEST OF NAN-NING. A 50 NM GAP
EXISTS ALONG THIS PERIMETER, HOWEVER, AND IT IS
NOTED THAT TIEN-YANG LIES IN THE VICINITY OF THIS
THREE NM EAST OF TIEN-YANG AT 2344N 10658E.
APPROXIMATELY 52 NM FROM THE CHINA/NORTH VIETNAM
BORDER.
FIVE KH AND 0
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REVEALED INITIAL EVI-
DENCE OF A SCARRED AREA. APPROXIMATELY 9,000 FT LONG, ORIENTED NW/SE, AND
HAVING THE APPEARANCE OF AN AIRFIELD IN AN EARLY STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION.
SEVERAL GROUPS OF BUILDINGS (TEMPORARY WORKERS HOUSING AND STORAGE AREAS)
WERE ALSO OBSERVED.
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
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REPORTED AN AIRFIELD AND AIRCRAFT DIS- 25X1
PERSAL AREAS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION. A BYPASS ROAD WAS BEING
CONSTRUCTED AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES WERE BEING EXPANDED.
REVEALED THE INITIAL STAGE OF RUNWAY 25X1
SURFACING, AND A PARALLEL TAXIWAY, 3 PARKING APRONS AND 7 AIRCRAFT REVET-
MENTS, ALL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. CURING HUTS AND AGGREGATE SUPPLY PILES
WERE ALSO IN EVIDENCE ON THE RUNWAY.
I REVEALED A CONCRETE RUNWAY SURFACE 25X1
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REVEALED A 7,300 X 160 FT NW/SE RUNWAY 5X1
IN A SERVICEABLE CONDITION, WITH 1,340 FT GRADED EARTH OVERRUNS AT EACH END.
A PARALLEL TAXIWAY, 2 END-CONNECTING LINKS, 2 CROSSOVER LINKS, AND 3 PARK-
ING APRONS WERE ALSO REPORTED. AIRCRAFT DISPERSAL AREAS CONSISTING OF 28
REVETTED HARDSTANDS LOCATED NORTH OF THE NW END AND EAST OF THE SE END OF
THE RUNWAY WERE IN THE TERMINAL STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION.
I IRVVEALED A PROBABLE AIR WARNING
RADAR SITE AND A MAINTENANCE AREA BOTH UNDERGOING CONSTRUCTION. NO
AIRCRAFT WERE OBSERVED, ALTHOUGH DISPERSAL AREAS AND FINAL RUNWAY SURFACING
APPEARED COMPLETE.
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