Rogachevo

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Rogachevo
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Summary
Airport type		military
Operator		Russian Air Force
Serves		Belaya
Elevation AMSL		272 ft (83 m)
Coordinates		71°37′0″N, 052°28′42″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
16/34	8202	2500	Concrete

Rogachevo (recorded in various sources as Belushya, Rogachvo, or Rogatschovo) is a military air base on Novaya Zemlya, Russia located 9 km northeast of Belushya Guba. It was originally used as a staging base for intercontinental bomber flights. The base developed an interceptor role during the 1960s, partly to deter SR-71 operations in the arctic region.

Rogachevo's primary operating unit is the 641 Gv IAP (641st Guards Interceptor Aviation Regiment). It used Yak-28P (Brewer) aircraft, then received the Su-27 (Flanker) in 1985. It is possible that in 1993 the unit may have dispersed to Afrikanda. During the 1970s Tu-128 (Fiddler) aircraft deployed frequently to Rogachevo from southern locales. Around 1990 MiG-31 (Foxhound) aircraft were deployed on occasion. Rogachevo was largely tied to its rear air station, Naryan-Mar Airport.

Google Earth high-resolution imagery shows no aircraft based at Rogachevo, though two An-72 cargo aircraft and four helicopters (possibly Mil Mi-8) are parked on the main tarmac.

[edit] External links

• Rogachevo website (Russian)