Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport

Yelizovo Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Елизово) (IATA: PKC, ICAO: UHPP) is an airport located in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, Russia. Its 3,400 m (11,200 ft) runway is long enough to accommodate a fully loaded Ilyushin Il-96 or Boeing 747 aircraft. The main apron contains 24 parking spaces, 8 of which can service large wide-body airliners, such as Ilyushin IL-96; additional 8 paved spaces for smaller aircraft and 12 unpaved parking spaces.

The main military operating unit is the 865 IAP (865th Interceptor Aviation Regiment), which operates MiG-31 interceptor aircraft. Naval operations have also taken place here, most notably with the 317 OSAP (317th Separate Composite Aviation Regiment) operating Tupolev Tu-16R aircraft as late as 1992, and Beriev Be-12 and Tupolev Tu-95MS aircraft with unidentified units.^[1] Recent Google Earth high-resolution imagery revealed that the base continues to serve as an important military focal point, with 29 MiG-31 aircraft dispersed throughout the airfield and a large number of turboprop transports and helicopters.

The 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment was activated as an Assault Aviation regiment in 1939.^[2] After two redesignations, it was renamed the 410th Assault Aviation Regiment in October 1944. It has been based at the base since 1945. In April 1949 it was renamed again as the 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment, and was later transferred to the Soviet Air Defence Forces, and renamed the 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO. On 1 July 1998 it was transferred to the Pacific Fleet. It was equipped with Su-15s from 1974 to 1985 and was reequipped with MiG-31s from 1985. From April 1986 it was assigned to the 6th Air Defence Division, PVO, until its reassignment to the Pacific Fleet.

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External links

• Airport information for UHPP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.