Orenburg (air base)
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| Orenburg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||
| Location | Orenburg | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 367 ft / 112 m | ||
| Coordinates | 51°42′0″N 055°1′0″E / 51.7°N 55.01667°ECoordinates: 51°42′0″N 055°1′0″E / 51.7°N 55.01667°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 8202 | 2500 | Concrete | |
Orenburg (also given as Orenburg Southwest) is a military airlift base in Russia located 9 km southwest of Orenburg. It has a large tarmac and revetments for 35 large transports.
This is sometimes erroneously referred to as Chalovskiy Airport. [1].
During the Cold War it was home to:
- 128 Gv TAD (128th Guards Military Transport Air Division) flying Ilyushin Il-76M aircraft starting in 1992.
- 117 OVTAP (117th Independent Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying Ilyushin Il-76 and Antonov An-12 aircraft [1] [2].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com. http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sssr-89-91/vvs/add.htm.
- ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
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