Monchegorsk (air base)
Monchegorsk | |||||||
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| Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast in Russia | |||||||
  Monchegorsk Shown within Murmansk Oblast | |||||||
| Coordinates | 67°59′12″N 033°01′06″E / 67.98667°N 33.01833°ECoordinates: 67°59′12″N 033°01′06″E / 67.98667°N 33.01833°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1980? | ||||||
| In use | 1980-present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 167 metres (548 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Monchegorsk Air Base is a military air base in Murmansk Oblast, Russia located 13 km northeast of Monchegorsk and 11 miles southwest of Olenya.
It hosted the 174th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (174 Gv IAP) flying MiG-25PDS aircraft in the 1980s and MiG-31 interceptors in the 1990s.[1] It also hosted a reconnaissance regiment, the 98 ORAP (98th Separate Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-25RB, Su-17, Su-24MR, and MiG-31 aircraft.[2]
For much of the Cold War fighter regiments at the base were under control of Air Defence Corps of the 10th Air Defence Army.
The base is home to the 98th Guards Composite Aviation Regiment which uses the Sukhoi Su-24M/MR, Mikoyan MiG-31BM & Mil Mi-8MTV.[3]
References
- ↑ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
- ↑ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
- ↑ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. October 2015. p. 57.
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