Siversky (air base)

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Siversky
IATA: - ICAO: ULLS
Summary
Airport type military
Operator Russian Air Force
Serves Siversky
Elevation AMSL 341 ft (104 m)
Coordinates 59°21′24″N, 030°2′12″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8202 2500 Concrete

Siversky (ICAO: ULLS) is an air base in Leningrad Oblast, Russia located 2 km northwest of Siversky. It is a small airfield 65 km south of Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) and is home to 67 BAP (67th Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Su-24 aircraft [1]. It has served as a nuclear bomber base according to Natural Resources Defense Council. A United States joint military inspection was conducted here February 11, 1992, which confirmed a Su-24 presence.


[edit] References

  1. ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc. 


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