| Tartu Air Base | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main runway in 2009 | |||
| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Soviet Air Force | ||
| Location | Tartu | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 223 ft / 68 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9,842 | 3,000 | Concrete | |
Tartu Air Base (Raadi Airfield) is a former air base in Estonia located 4 km northeast of Tartu. It is a fairly extensive base with 24 large revetments and over 30 small ones. It was home to 132 TBAP (132nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) which flew Tupolev Tu-16 and Tupolev Tu-22M aircraft [1]. It was also a transport base with the 192 and/or 196 VTAP (Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying Ilyushin Il-76M cargo jets until 1990 [2]. These jets were relocated to Tver.
By 1993 it was listed as a designated emergency airfield on a 1993 Jeppesen chart for airline use although this is no longer possible as the runway has various used car lots preventing use by planes. On 16 January 2006 the winning works of the international architecture competition held to design the new Estonian National Museum building were revealed. [3] [4]