Chekurovka
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Chekurovka | |||
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IATA: - ICAO: | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | military | ||
Operator | Russian Air Force | ||
Serves | Tiksi | ||
Elevation AMSL | 814 ft (248 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
01/19 | 11483 | 3500 | ? |
Chekurovka is a noteworthy Arctic military airfield in Sakha Republic, Russia located 89 km southwest of Tiksi. It is a remote, large bomber staging base that was either abandoned during construction or commissioned for emergency use. It was probably built around 1960 as a forward deployment base for the Soviet Union's strategic bomber force and abandoned shortly afterward. Its status and condition are unknown.
[edit] See also
- Dresba, abandoned Arctic staging base
- Ostrov Bolshevik, abandoned Arctic staging base
- Tiksi North, abandoned Arctic staging base
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