Kursk Vostochny Airport
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| Vostochny Airport Аэропорт Восточный |
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|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: URS – ICAO: UUOK | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Joint, Russian Air Force | ||
| Operator | 16th Air Army | ||
| Location | Kursk | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 686 ft / 209 m | ||
| Coordinates | 51°45′6″N 036°17′48″E / 51.75167°N 36.29667°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 12/30 | 2,500 | 8,202 | Concrete |
Vostochny Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Восточный) (IATA: URS, ICAO: UUOK) is an interceptor aircraft base in Kursk Oblast, Russia located 7 km east of Kursk. It is a medium-sized base 4 miles northeast of Kursk. Several alert pads, with civilian tarmac on other side of airfield.
Khalino was home to:
- 472 IAP (472nd Interceptor Aviation Regiment) from 4 Ocotber 1979 to 1998. Moved in from Orel, Orel Oblast, where it had been stationed from 1950 to 1979. Equipped with MiG-23P or S from 1979. Disbanded 1 May 1998. The 472nd IAP PVO was Military Unit No.61364.[1].
It is currently home to:
- 14 IAP (14th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-29 (SMT/UBT) aircraft, having been relocated from Zherdevka (air base). [2].
[edit] References
- ^ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI. http://airbase.ru/squad/russia/avpvo/.. See also ru:472-й истребительный авиационный полк and Holm, 472nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.
- ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
[edit] External links
- Airport information for UUOK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for UUOK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for UUOK at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for URS at Aviation Safety Network
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