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🇨🇳 Rugao Air Base

Rugao (Nantong), CN-32, CN Asia/Shanghai
Updated Jul 26, 2026

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Rugao Air Base (IATA: RUG, ICAO: ZSRG) serves Rugao (Nantong), CN.

Rugao Air Base (ICAO: ZSRG, IATA: RUG) is a military airport located in Rugao (Nantong), Jiangsu, China.

Notable Features and History:

  • In the early 1990s, following a reduction in the size of China's armed forces, Rugao Air Base became the site of a large aircraft depot.
  • It served as a storage facility for over 1,000 retired military aircraft, including fighters, transport planes, and bombers, making it the second-largest aircraft storage facility in the world at the time, after Davis-Monthan AFB in the United States.

Current Status:

  • Rugao Air Base is classified as a medium airport.
  • It operates in the Asia/Shanghai time zone (UTC+08:00).
  • Regular flights from Rugao Airport directly connect to Beijing and Guangzhou.

*Sources researched: nuke.fas.org, flightradar24.com, gcmap.com, thepilotsdesk.com, pilotnav.com*

AirportRoutes · updated Jul 26, 2026
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Where is Rugao Air Base located?

Rugao Air Base is located in Rugao (Nantong), CN. Its IATA code is RUG and ICAO code is ZSRG.