Chiashan Air Force Base
{{Short description|Military airport in Taiwan}}
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Chiashan Air Force Base ({{zh|c=佳山基地}}) is a military airport operated by the Republic of China Air Force in Hualien County, Taiwan. It is known for its extensive underground hangars. Hualien Airport operates within a 28-acre civilian section of the base. It is one of the most important defense installations on Taiwan as it houses the military's most survivable aerial counter-attack forces.{{cite web |last1=Hsu |first1=Brian |title=Air Force shows off command centers |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/1999/09/08/0000001278 |website= taipeitimes.com |publisher=Taipei Times |accessdate=25 January 2020}}
History
In 2018 the Air Force issued a solicitation for an automated CIWS system to add an additional layer of protection to Chihhang Air Base and Chiashan Air Force Base.{{cite web |last1=Tevithick |first1=Joseph |title=Taiwan Eyes Phalanx Point Defense Gun Systems To Defend Mountainside Air Bases |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/22783/taiwan-eyes-phalanx-point-defense-systems-to-defend-mountainside-air-force-bases |website= thedrive.com |publisher=The Drive |accessdate=25 January 2020}}
Facilities
Construction of the main underground section of the base spanned from 1985 to 1993 and cost more than 27 billion NTD to build. The underground hangars can accommodate approximately 200 fighters.{{cite web |last1=Hsu |first1=Brian |title=Chen visits mountain air force base |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000/12/15/0000065579 |website=www.taipeitimes.com |publisher=Taipei Times |accessdate=25 January 2020}} The underground complex has ten blast doors which exit to multiple runways. It also has its own hospital as well as multiple underground gas stations.{{cite web |last1=Easton |first1=Ian |title=Taiwan, Asia’s Secret Air Power |url=https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/taiwan-asias-secret-air-power/ |website= thediplomat.com |publisher=The Diplomat |accessdate=25 January 2020}}
See also
- Taoyuan Air Base
- Ching Chuan Kang Air Base
- {{Ill|Jiashan Plan|zh|佳山計劃}}
References
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