Ukkurey (air base)

Ukurey
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorRussian Air Force
LocationChernysevsk
Elevation AMSL1,900 ft / 579 m
Coordinates52°20′0″N 116°50′0″E / 52.33333°N 116.83333°E / 52.33333; 116.83333
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Ukurey is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Ukurey
Ukurey
Ukurey is located in Russia
Ukurey
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Ukurey (Russia)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9,842 3,000 Concrete

Ukurey (also Komsomolsk and Areda) is an air base in Chitinskaja Oblast, Russia located 24 km southwest of Chernyshevsk. It is a medium-size base with 2 parallel taxiways, tarmacs, and 12 revetments. From 1967-93, it hosted a Military Transport Aviation regiment, from 1989 with Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft.[1]

It was home to 193 Gv ORAP (193rd Guards Independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-25RB, Yak-27, and Yak-28R aircraft in the 1980s. The regiment was disbanded in 1989.[2]

References

  1. ^ "192nd Guards Military Transport Aviation Regiment".
  2. ^ "193rd independent Guards Lvovskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment".
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