Voronezh International Airport
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| Voronezh International Airport Международный аэропорт Воронеж |
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| IATA: VOZ - ICAO: UUOO | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | public | ||
| Operator | JSC "Air Company "Voronezhavia | ||
| Serves | Voronezh | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 515 ft (157 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 13/31 | 7,546 | 2,300 | Concrete |
Voronezh International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт Воронеж) (IATA: VOZ, ICAO: UUOO) (also recorded as Chertovitskoye Airport) is an airport in Russia located 11 km north of Voronezh. It services medium-sized airliners and handles up to 44 mixed aircraft.
A military presence is indicated through at least the 1990s, comprising these units:
- 55 IISAP (55th Composite Instruction and Research Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-25, Su-24, and Su-17C aircraft (some sources indicate 455 IISAP)[1] This regiment is now the 455 BAP of the 16th Air Army, flying Su-24s.[2]
- 5 ODRAO (5th Separate Long Range Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron) flying Antonov An-30[3]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Armavia (Yerevan)
- Interavia Airlines (Moscow-Domodedovo)
- Polet Airlines (Moscow-Domodedovo, Munich, Prague, Saint Petersburg, Yerevan)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK. Brinkster.com.
- ^ Butowski, International Air Power Review, 2004, Vol 13, p.87
- ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
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