52°02′00″N 048°49′15″E / 52.03333°N 48.82083°E / 52.03333; 48.82083Type | Air Base |
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Site information |
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Owner | Ministry of Defence |
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Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces |
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Site history |
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Built | 1953 (1953) |
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In use | 1953 - present |
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Airfield information |
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Elevation | 36 metres (118 ft) AMSL |
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Helipads | Number | Length and surface | 11L/29R | 2,300 metres (7,546 ft) Concrete | 11R/29L | 2,300 metres (7,546 ft) Concrete | |
Pugachyov (also Pugachyov Southeast) is an air base in Saratov Oblast, Russia located 2 km north of Pugachyov. It is a minor but well-maintained military airfield.
Under the Soviet Union it was a civilian airfield.[1]
Until October 2011 it was the base of the Russian 626th helicopter regiment.[2][failed verification]
The base is home to the 626th Training Helicopter Regiment as part of the Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/russia/Pugachev.htm
- ^ "City bade farewell to the regiment". pugachjov.ru. October 17, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ "Russian Air Force - Pugachov (UWSP)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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