Kansk (air base)
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Kansk | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,037 ft / 316 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°7′24″N 095°39′48″E / 56.12333°N 95.66333°E | ||||||||||
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Kansk is an air base in Russia located 9 km south of Kansk. It is a fighter base with about 10 remote revetments.
Station history
Up until 2009, Kansk was home to the 712 IAP (712th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-17 aircraft during the 1970s, MiG-25, Su-15 aircraft during the 1980s and MiG-31 aircraft during the 1990s.[1][2] In 2009 the regiment was retitled the 6979th Air Base.
An old 2000m runway, with no taxiways, exists between the city and airfield.
References
- ^ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
- ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
External links
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