Chekurovka

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Chekurovka
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Summary
Airport type military
Operator Russian Air Force
Serves Tiksi
Elevation AMSL 814 ft (248 m)
Coordinates 71°3′54″N, 127°20′18″E
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.

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