Donskoye (air base)
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| Donskoye | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | military | ||
| Operator | Russian Navy | ||
| Serves | Donskoye | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 164 ft (50 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 1640 | 500 | Concrete | |
Donskoye (also Bryusterort or Donskoe) is an air base in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia located 1 km east of Donskoye (formerly Gross Dirschkeim). It is a very old airfield probably dating back to World War II, nearly at Russia's most extreme western point. The facility contains 25 aircraft pads, and appears to be in a severe state of decay. Its original length was 2000 m, but only 500 m remains. Its pads are occupied by a number of helicopters.
Units stationed at Donskoe as of the early 1990s included 396 OKPLVP (396th Independent Shipborne Anti-submarine Helicopter Regiment) flying 22 Ka-27 helicopters; and 745 OPLVP (745th Independent Anti-submarine Helicopter Regiment) flying 15 Mi-14 helicopters [1] and 5 Ka-25 helicopters.
[edit] References
- ^ Aviatsiya VMF. Aviabaza KPOI.
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