Ostrov (air base)
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| Ostrov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: - ICAO: | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | military | ||
| Operator | Russian Navy | ||
| Serves | Ostrov | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 220 ft (67 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 11483 | 3500 | Concrete | |
Ostrov (also given as Gorokhovka or Kildin) is an air base in Pskov Oblast, Russia located 7 km southeast of Ostrov and 57 km south of Pskov. It was a nuclear bomber facility with 15 very large revetments on the east side of the airfield and about 30 small revetments on the west side. As many as 63 Tupolev Tu-16s were based here. It currently contains the Russian Navy's Combat and Conversion Training Center [1].
Units stationed at Ostrov include: 12 MRAP (12th Naval Missile-carrying Aviation Regiment) flying the Tupolev Tu-16, the 240 Gv MRAP (240th Naval Missile-carrying Regiment) flying Tupolev Tu-16; 240 Gv OSAP (240th Guards Independent Composite Aviation Regiment) flying Sukhoi Su-24 and Tupolev Tu-142MZ in the 1990s) [2]; and 5501 BKhu (5501st Aviation Equipment Disposal Base) with 74 probably-scrapped Tupolev Tu-16 aircraft in 1992) [3]. It is also home to the Navy's Combat and Conversion Training Center.
[edit] References
- ^ Gordon, Yefim (2003). Sukhoi SU-24 (Russian Aircraft in Action). IP Media and Polygon Press. 1932525017.
- ^ Gordon, Yefim (2006). Tupolev Tu-95/Tu-142 Bear: Russia's Extraordinary Intercontinental Heavy Bomber. Midland Publishing. 185780046X.
- ^ Aviatsiya VMF. Aviabaza KPOI.
