Bezrechnaya-2 (air base)
Appearance
Bezrechnaya-2 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | Mirnaya | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,201 ft / 671 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°45′0″N 116°13′0″E / 50.75000°N 116.21667°E | ||||||||||
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Bezrechnaya-2 (also given variously as Bezrechnaya, Bezrechnoy, Khodabulak, Khada Bulak North, or Mirnaya) is an interceptor aircraft base in Chita Oblast, Russia located 12 km east of Mirnaya. It features a linear tarmac.
The base has been home to:
- 22 IAP (22nd Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying Su-15TM aircraft from 1971-1992. The regiment was subordinate to 50th Guards Air Defence Corps, 14 OA PVO (14th Air Army, Air Defense) from 1988-92.[1]
- OSAZ (unidentified) (Independent Composite Aviation Regiment) flying Su-15TM.[2] This may be an erroneous identification of 22 IAP listed above.
References
- ^ http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/iap/22iap.htm
- ^ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.