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Arabatuk (air base)

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Arabatuk
Borzya, Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia
Satellite imagery of Arabatuk air base
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Coordinates50°13′23″N 117°06′00″E / 50.22306°N 117.10000°E / 50.22306; 117.10000
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Air Force
Site history
In use-present
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: ZA2N
Elevation695 metres (2,280 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Arabatuk (also given as Krasnyy Velikan North) is an air base in eastern Russia. It is located 38 km northeast of Dauriya, Zabaykalsky Krai and 28 miles (45 km) south east of Borzya. It was a dispersal airfield for 189th Guards Brestskiy order of Suvorov Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Borzya-2). During normal operations it remained idle (in caretaker status) (avia.ru forum http://www.avia.ru/forum).

References

  1. "UPGRADING OF FACILITIES KRASNYY VELIKAN NORTH AIRFIELD, USSR(SANITIZED) | CIA FOIA (foia.cia.gov)". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
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