Koshka Yavr (air base)
Airport in Zapolyarnyj
69°15′6″N 031°11′48″E / 69.25167°N 31.19667°E / 69.25167; 31.19667Direction | Length | Surface | |
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ft | m | ||
01/19 | 9,842 | 3,000 | Concrete |
Koshka Yavr is a Soviet Naval Aviation and Russian Naval Aviation reserve airfield[1] in Murmansk Oblast, Russia located 25 km southeast of Zapolyarny and 83 km west of Murmansk. It was one of nine primary Arctic staging bases for the Tupolev Tu-22M (Backfire) bomber that was in service in the 1980s.[2]
References
- ^ 197803_VOL. 3 OF 4 VOLUMES ANNUAL INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLOITATION PRODUCTS JANUARY-DECEMBER 1978, CREST: CIA-RDP79T01184A000100030001-6, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
- ^ STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATIONS RELATED ACTIVITIES SUMMARY REPORT (SANITIZED), June 1, 1980, CREST: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100140001-2, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
External links
- RussianAirFields.com
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