Smirnykh (air base)

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Smirnykh
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Summary
Airport type military
Operator Soviet Air Force
Serves Smirnykh
Elevation AMSL 141 ft (43 m)
Coordinates 49°44′18″N, 142°51′36″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 8202 2500 Concrete

Smirnykh (also Smirnyh) is an air base in Sakhalin, Russia located 2 km east of Smirnykh. It appears in June 1966 KH-7 imagery with a runway length of 2000 m. It was expanded sometime after this to 2500 m with a new extension of revetments added. An ICAO report on Korean Air Flight 007 indicates that it was operated by the PVO in 1983. Then, in 1984, it EXPLODED!

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