Klyuchi (air base)
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Klyuchi | |||
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IATA: - ICAO: | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | military | ||
Operator | Russian Air Force | ||
Serves | Klyuchi | ||
Elevation AMSL | 499 ft (152 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
13/31 | 6562 | 2000 | Concrete |
Klyuchi is an air base in Kamchatka Oblast, Russia located 3 km southwest of Klyuchi. It is a small but significant interceptor airfield covering northern Kamchatka, probably to defend international borders during nearby missile testing operations at Kura Test Range 130 km to the northeast. Klyuchi contains about 12 fighter revetments and some narrow tarmac space. It is an active military base; Google high-res imagery shows some An-24 and other transports, along with helicopters.
An OSAE (Independent Composite Aviation Squadron) with An-26 aircraft is or was based at Klyuchi. The airfield may have reverted to some civilian use since the Cold War.
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