Komsomolsk-on-Amur Airport
| Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba | |||||||||||
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  KXK | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Komsomolsk-na-Amure | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 92 ft / 28 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°24′30″N 136°56′0″E / 50.40833°N 136.93333°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.airksl.ru | ||||||||||
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Khurba (also given as Komsomolsk South, Khurba, Hurba, Uchastok, and Kalinovka) (IATA: KXK, ICAO: UHKK) is an air base (also used as an airport (Russian: Аэропорт Хурба)) in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Komsomolsk-na-Amure. This medium-sized base has considerable tarmac space and an extended area of revetments. It handles medium-sized airliners.
Units stationed at Komsomolsk-na-Amur/Khurba include:
- 277 BAP (277th Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Su-24 aircraft in the 1990s.[1][2]
- 216 IAP (216th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying Su-27 aircraft during 1986-1987 in addition to 277 BAP).
- 26 Gv OPIB (26th Guards Independent Fighter-Bomber Regiment) flying Su-17M3 aircraft at the end of the Cold War.[1] This unit operated under 1st Air Army (1 OA), i.e. Far East Air Army).
Also see Komsomolsk-na-Amure Dzemgi Airport, which is north of the city.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| VIM Airlines | Bratsk,[3] Moscow-Domodedovo[3] |
References
- 1 2 "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com.
- ↑ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
- 1 2 L, J (30 November 2015). "VIM Airlines Adds New Domestic Russia Far East Routes in W15". Airline Route. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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