Andreapol (air base)
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| Andreapol | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | military | ||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||
| Serves | Andreapol | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 751 ft / 229 m | ||
| Coordinates | 56°38′36″N 032°18′48″E / 56.64333°N 32.31333°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 8,202 | 2,500 | Concrete | |
Andreapol is an air base in Tver Oblast, Russia located 3 km east of Andreapol. It was built as an interceptor base. It is home to 28 Gv IAP (28th Guards Interceptor Aviation Regiment), which flew MiG-23P aircraft in the early 1990s [1] and soon acquired MiG-29 aircraft, which continue in service to this day [2].
A MiG-29 crashed on May 12, 2005 near the air base.
[edit] References
- ^ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI. http://airbase.ru/squad/russia/avpvo/.
- ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc. See also ru:28-й гвардейский истребительный авиационный полк (СССР).
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