Orenburg (air base)

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Orenburg
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Summary
Airport type		military
Operator		Russian Air Force
Serves		Orenburg
Elevation AMSL		367 ft (112 m)
Coordinates		51°42′0″N, 055°1′0″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
	8202	2500	Concrete

Orenburg (also given as Orenburg Southwest) is a military airlift base in Russia located 9 km southwest of Orenburg. It has a large tarmac and revetments for 35 large transports.

This is sometimes erroneously referred to as Chalovskiy Airport. [1].

During the Cold War it was home to:

• 128 Gv TAD (128th Guards Military Transport Air Division) flying Ilyushin Il-76M aircraft starting in 1992.
• 117 OVTAP (117th Independent Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying Ilyushin Il-76 and Antonov An-12 aircraft ^{[1] [2]}.

[edit] See also

• Panevėžys Air Base

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