Smolensk (air base)

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Smolensk Military
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Summary
Airport type military
Operator Russian Air Force
Serves Smolensk
Elevation AMSL 820 ft (250 m)
Coordinates 54°49′30″N, 032°1′30″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8202 2500 Concrete

Smolensk Military (also Smolensk) is an air base in Smolensk Oblast, Russia located 4 km north of Smolensk. It is a small mixed-use airfield with a remote revetment area with 8 pads and a Yakovlev factory at the southeast side of the airfield. It has 28 based Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft.

During the Cold War it was home to the 401 IAP (401st Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-23P aircraft, which disbanded around 1990 with its MiG-23Ps assigned to 412 IAP at Dombarovsky. It has also been home to 871 IAP (871st Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-23 and Su-27 aircraft in 1994, then MiG-29 aircraft in 2003. Airlift services are provided by 103 Gv VTAP (103rd Guards Military Air Transport Regiment) flying Ilyushin Il-76 jets [1] [2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK. Brinkster.com.
  2. ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc. 
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