Klokovo

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Tula Klokovo
IATA: - ICAO: UUBT
Summary
Airport type		military
Operator		Russian Air Force
Serves		Tula
Elevation AMSL		718 ft (219 m)
Coordinates		54°14′12″N, 037°36′24″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
	6069	1850	Concrete

Klokovo (ICAO: UUBT) is an air base in Russia located on north fringe of Tula. It has been home to 374th military-transport aircraft regiment of 12th Mginskaya Krasnoznamennaya military-transport aircraft division (An-10 and An-12). Then a scholastic regiment of Tambov military aircraft school (L-29) was situated there. The runway was used by the military together with a civil airport which closed in 1992. Presently, the 490th separate Tulsky helicopter regiment (Mi-8, Mi-24, Mi-6, Mi-26) is stationed there.

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