Kubinka (air base)

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Kubinka
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Summary
Airport type		military
Operator		Russian Air Force
Serves		Kubinka
Elevation AMSL		614 ft (187 m)
Coordinates		55°36′42″N, 036°39′0″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
	8202	2500	Concrete

Kubinka is an air base in Moscow Oblast, Russia located 5 km northwest of Kubinka. In close proximity to Moscow, the Kubinka facility showcases the best of the Russian Air Force to the general public.

Units stationed at Kubinka include:

• 237 TsPAT (237th Centre for Display of Aviation Equipment) flying MiG-29E, Su-17C, Su-24, Su-25, and Su-27 during the 1990s (with one exception given as 239 TsPAT in Yefim Gordon's Su-24 book ^[1]).
• 234 Gv IIAP (234th Guards Instructional Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-23MLD and MiG-29 aircraft.
• 378 OSAE (378th Independent Composite Aviation Squadron) flying Mi-8 helicopters.
• 29 Gv IAP (during the 1950s.

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