Vitebsk (air base)
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Location | Vitebsk | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 636 ft / 194 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°15′18″N 030°14′48″E / 55.25500°N 30.24667°E | ||||||||||
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  Vitebsk-North Location of airport in Belarus  Vitebsk-North Vitebsk-North (Europe) | |||||||||||
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Vitebsk (also Vitebsk Northeast or Andronovichi) is a former air base in northern Belarus located 8 km northeast of the city of Vitebsk. It was a small airfield complex with a large single tarmac. In Soviet times it was home to the 339th Military Air Transport Regiment (339 VTAP) flying 32 Ilyushin Il-76 cargo jets as well as Antonov An-22 planes.[1]
The regiment was disbanded in 1996.
References
- ^ "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007.
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