Chernyakhovsk (air base)
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| Chernyakhovsk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: - ICAO: | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | military | ||
| Operator | Russian Navy Baltic Fleet | ||
| Serves | Chernyakhovsk | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 131 ft (40 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 8202 | 2500 | Concrete |
Chernyakhovsk (also Chernyahovsk) – Russian: Черняхо́вск – is a naval air base located 4 km southwest of the city of Chernyakhovsk in the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is a medium sized interceptor airfield, listed as a nuclear bomber base by a Natural Resources Defense Council study.
It was a major base for Su-24 (Fencer) aircraft [1] with up to 29 examples flown by 4 Gv MSHAP (4th Guards Naval Shturmovik Aviation Regiment) [2]. It was also home to 15 ODRAP (15th Independent Long-Range Reconnaissance Regiment). A few sources cite the airfield as being a Tupolev Tu-16 base during the 1960s or 1970s.
[edit] References
- ^ Mason, R. A. (1986). Aircraft, Strategy and Operations of the Soviet Air Force. Jane's Publishing Company Limited. 0710603738.
- ^ Aviatsiya VMF. Aviabaza KPOI.
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