Chertovitskoye Airport

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Voronezh/Chertovitskoye
IATA: VOZ - ICAO: UUOO
Summary
Airport type public
Serves Voronezh
Elevation AMSL 515 ft (157 m)
Coordinates 51°48′54″N, 039°13′48″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 7,546 2,300 Concrete

Chertovitskoye Airport or Voronezh Airport (IATA: VOZICAO: UUOO) (also recorded as Chertovitsi Airport) is an airport in Russia located 11 km north of Voronezh. It services medium-sized airliners and handles up to 44 mixed aircraft.

A military presence is indicated through at least the 1990s, comprising these units:

  • 55 IISAP (55th Composite Instruction and Research Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-25, Su-24, and Su-17C aircraft (some sources indicate 455 IISAP)[1] This regiment is now the 455 BAP of the 16th Air Army, flying Su-24s.[2]
  • 5 ODRAO (5th Separate Long Range Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron) flying Antonov An-30[3]

[edit] Airlines and Destinations


[edit] References

  1. ^ 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK. Brinkster.com.
  2. ^ Butowski, International Air Power Review, 2004, Vol 13, p.87
  3. ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc. 
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