Stryi (air base)
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| Stryi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Location | Stryi | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,024 ft / 312 m | ||
| Coordinates | 49°14′36″N 023°47′12″E / 49.24333°N 23.78667°ECoordinates: 49°14′36″N 023°47′12″E / 49.24333°N 23.78667°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9,842 | 3,000 | Concrete | |
Stryi (Ukrainian Стрий, also given more correctly as Stryj, or yet Stryy) is an air base in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine located 4 km southwest of Stryi. It is a large base with 6 km of parking area taxiways and numerous revetments.
Units that have been stationed at Stryy include:
- 179 IAP (179th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying 43 MiG-23MLD aircraft at the end of the Cold War[1]. This regiment was under 8 OA (8th Air Army, Soviet Air Defence Force).
- 260 TBAP (260th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Tupolev Tu-16 and later 20 Tupolev Tu-22M3 aircraft at the end of the Cold War.
[edit] References
- ^ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI. http://airbase.ru/squad/russia/avpvo/.
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