Dolinsk-Sokol

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Dolinsk-Sokol
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Summary
Airport type		military
Operator		Russian Air Force
Serves		Dolinsk
Elevation AMSL		95 ft (29 m)
Coordinates		47°15′42″N, 142°46′6″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
	8202	2500	Concrete

For the regional civilian airport at Magadan, Russia see Sokol Airport.

Dolinsk-Sokol (appearing in various forms as Sokol, Dolinsk-Sokol, Dolinsk Sokol, Solok [sic]) is a military air base in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia located 8 km south of Dolinsk. It is a small base with no hardened areas. It existed before June 1966 according to declassified KH-7 satellite images. Its chief operating unit was 365 IAP (365th Interceptor Aviation Regiment), flying the Su-15, MiG-23, Su-27, and MiG-31 during its 40 years of tenure ^[1]. It is also listed as being home to 361 IIVP (361st Instruction Test Helicopter Regiment) flying Mi-24and Mi-8 helicopters ^[2].

Dolinsk-Sokol carries an infamous reputation as being home to the Sukhoi Su-15 that shot down Korean Air Flight 007 in September 1983.

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