Kursk Vostochny Airport
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| Vostochny Airport Аэропорт Восточный |
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|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: URS - ICAO: UUOK | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | joint | ||
| Operator | 16th Air Army, Russian Air Force | ||
| Serves | Kursk | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 686 ft (209 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 12/30 | 8202 | 2500 | Concrete |
Vostochny Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Восточный) (IATA: URS, ICAO: UUOK) is an interceptor aircraft base in Kursk Oblast, Russia located 7 km east of Kursk. It is a medium-sized base 4 miles northeast of Kursk. Several alert pads, with civilian tarmac on other side of airfield.
Khalino was home to:
It is currently home to:
- 14 IAP (14th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-29 aircraft, having been relocated from Zherdevka (air base). [2].
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Belavia (Minsk)
- UTair Aviation (Moscow-Vnukovo)
[edit] References
- ^ Aviatsiya PVO. Aviabaza KPOI.
- ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
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