Valga (air base)

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Valga
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Summary
Airport type military
Operator Soviet Air Force
Serves Valga
Elevation AMSL 239 ft (73 m)
Coordinates 57°48′48″N, 026°4′36″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6562 2000 ?

Valga is a former air base in Estonia located 4 km northeast of Valga. It was listed on the 1974 Department of Defense Global Navigation Chart No. 3 as having jet facilities. It has mostly been plowed under into farmland. It is only 3 km from the Latvian border.