| Okhtyrka | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ukrainian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Okhtyrka | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 489 ft / 149 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°18′0″N 035°1′0″E / 50.30000°N 35.01667°E / 50.30000; 35.01667 | ||||||||||
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Okhtyrka was a military aviation training air base in Ukraine located 8 km east of Okhtyrka city in Sumy Oblast. Operated by the Soviet Air Forces and then the Ukrainian Air Force, it was home to the 809th Aviation Training Regiment, flying 102 L-39C aircraft.
From 1961 - 1992 the regiment was part of the Kharkiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.
The base ceased operations in 2004.
References
- "АХТЫРСКОЕ НЕБО. К 55-й ГОДОВЩИНЕ 809 УАП". okhtyrka.net. 8 January 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/russia/Akhtyrka.htm Tim Vasquez, Russian Airfields
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