Ovruch (air base)

Coordinates: 51°16′0″N 028°43′0″E / 51.26667°N 28.71667°E / 51.26667; 28.71667
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Ovruch
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorUkrainian Air Force
LocationOvruch
Elevation AMSL528 ft / 161 m
Coordinates51°16′0″N 028°43′0″E / 51.26667°N 28.71667°E / 51.26667; 28.71667
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8,202 2,500 Concrete

Ovruch (also Ovruch Southwest) is an air base in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine located 8 km southwest of Ovruch. There are three large parking areas for fighters.[citation needed]

The base appears to have capacity for about 50 planes.[citation needed]

In 1993, the military unit was transferred to the village of Cherliany [uk], Horodok Raion. The airbase itself is used for purpose of storage and utilization of airplanes.[citation needed]

Staffing[edit]

Units stationed at Ovruch include the 4070th BRSV, with just over 140 Sukhoi Su-17 aircraft as of 1992).[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aviatsiya VMF". Aviabaza KPOI.