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Letneozersky (air base)

Coordinates: 63°23′24″N 040°23′54″E / 63.39000°N 40.39833°E / 63.39000; 40.39833
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Letneozersky
Obozersky, Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia
Letneozersky is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast
Letneozersky
Letneozersky
Shown within Arkhangelsk Oblast
Letneozersky is located in Russia
Letneozersky
Letneozersky
Letneozersky (Russia)
Coordinates63°23′24″N 040°23′54″E / 63.39000°N 40.39833°E / 63.39000; 40.39833
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Air Force
Site history
Built1960 (1960)
In use1960 - 1994 (1994)
Airfield information
Elevation99 metres (325 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
07/25 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Letneozersky (also Letneozerskiy, Obozersky Southeast (US)) is a former interceptor air base located 8 km (5 miles) southeast of Obozersky, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

It was home to the 524th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 23rd Air Defence Division (Arkhangelsk), 10th Independent Air Defence Army,[1] with up to 27 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (NATO: Foxbat) interceptor aircraft based at the airfield during the 1980s.[2][3] It features two major revetment areas holding over 15 aircraft each. The base provided air defense cover for the airspace around Arkhangelsk and Plesetsk Cosmodrome.

The regiment was disbanded in 1994.

References

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  1. ^ "524th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
  3. ^ Status of Soviet APVO FOXBAT As of 31 October 1980, Z-20172/80, CREST Document CIA-RDP81T00034R000100330001-0, National Photographic Interpretation Center, Washington, DC.