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			'''Smolensk North Airport''' {{Airport codes\|LNX\|UUBS}} ({{langx\|ru\|военный аэродром "Смоленск-Северный"}}, "Smolensk North Military Aerodrome") is a decommissioned ] in ], ], located 4 km north of the city of ]. It is now used as Smolensk's sole airport for civil and military flights.<ref></ref> It has a remote ] area with 8 pads and a ] factory at the southeast side of the airfield, the ].

	'''Smolensk Military''' (also '''Smolensk-North''') is an air base in ], ] located 4 km north of ]. It is a small mixed-use airfield with a remote revetment area with 8 pads and a ] factory at the southeast side of the airfield. It has 28 based ] aircraft.

			== History ==
	During the ] it was home to the 401 IAP (401st Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying ]P aircraft, which disbanded around 1990 with its MiG-23Ps assigned to 412 IAP at ]. It has also been home to 871 IAP (871st Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying ] and ] aircraft in 1994, then ] aircraft in 2003. Airlift services are provided by 103 Gv VTAP (103rd Guards Military Air Transport Regiment) flying ] jets.<ref name=ADD>{{cite web\| title = 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK \| publisher = Brinkster.com \| url = http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sssr-89-91/vvs/add.htm }}</ref><ref name=AirPower>{{cite book\| title = Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation \| last = Butowski \| first = Pyotr \| publisher = AIRtime Publishing, Inc \| date = 2004 }}</ref>
			The ] was originally built in the 1920s by the ], and it eventually became a class 1 airfield with a runway 2500 m long and 49 m wide, capable of handling planes over 75 tons in weight.<ref name="komm_smol"/>

			Prior to 1991, it was home to the 401 IAP (401st Interceptor Aviation Regiment,<ref name="komm_smol"/> disbanded around 1990), flying ]P aircraft, and the 871 IAP, flying MiG-23 and ].

			From 1946<ref name="komm_smol">{{Cite news\|publisher="Kommersant"\|title=Аэродром Смоленск-Северный\|url=http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?fromsearch=b9868d51-c931-4fca-83bc-8d11548075f5&docsid=1353171\|date=2010-04-12\|access-date = 2010-04-12}}</ref> until 2009, the base hosted an airlift unit, the 103 Gv VTAP (''103rd Guards Military Air Transport Regiment'', full name in Russian: {{lang\|ru\|103-й гвардейский Красносельский Краснознамённый военно-транспортный авиационный полк имени Героя Советского Союза В. С. Гризодубовой}}),<ref name="regnum"/> flying ] jets.<ref name=ADD>{{cite web \| title = 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK \| publisher = Brinkster.com \| url = http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sssr-89-91/vvs/add.htm \| access-date = 2006-12-17 \| archive-date = 2012-03-16 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120316065546/http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sssr-89-91/vvs/add.htm \| url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=AirPower>{{cite book\| title = Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation \| last = Butowski \| first = Pyotr \| publisher = AIRtime Publishing, Inc \| year = 2004 }}</ref> At one point, about 28 Il-76 aircraft were based there.
	=See also==

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			The Russian Air Force regiment{{which\|date=August 2024}} was disbanded in late 2009, and until 2010, there were no active units at the base except for a small airbase command post.<ref name="regnum">{{Cite news\|title=Эксперт: На пилотов самолета с польским президентом могло оказываться давление\|publisher=]\|url=http://www.regnum.ru/news/polit/1272337.html\| date=2010-04-10\|access-date = 2010-04-11}}</ref>{{update after\|2024\|8\|25}}

			The airfield has been functioning in part as a civilian airport since October 2009.<ref name="komm_smol"/>

			On August 15, 2014, by order of the Government of the Russian Federation, the airfield was transferred from the state to the experimental one{{clarify\|date=June 2022}} and under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Распоряжение Правительства РФ от 15 августа 2014 г. N 1536-р О внесении изменений в распоряжение Правительства РФ от 10 августа 2007 г. N 1034-р\|url=http://www.garant.ru/products/ipo/prime/doc/70619698/\|access-date=2020-07-17\|website=www.garant.ru}}</ref> (In fact, the transfer of the airfield began in 2019).
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			==Accidents and incidents==

			{{further\|2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash}}
			A Polish government ] carrying ] ], his wife, and an official delegation ] to the airport on 10 April 2010. All 96 aboard perished.<ref name="VOANews">Golloher, Jessica (10 April 2010) "", '']'', 10 April 2010, Retrieved April 10, 2010</ref>

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Latest revision as of 05:57, 24 October 2024

Airport in Smolensk, Russia Not to be confused with Smolensk South Airport.

Smolensk North Airport

IATA: LNX
ICAO: UUBS

Summary

Airport type

Military and civilian

Operator

Russian Air Force

Location

Smolensk

Time zone

UTC+3 (+3)

Elevation AMSL

820 ft / 250 m

Coordinates

54°49′30″N 032°1′30″E / 54.82500°N 32.02500°E / 54.82500; 32.02500

Map

Smolensk North AirportLocation of airport in Smolensk OblastShow map of Smolensk Oblast

Smolensk North AirportSmolensk North Airport (Russia)Show map of Russia

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
08/26	8,202	2,500	Concrete

Smolensk North Airport (IATA: LNX, ICAO: UUBS) (Russian: военный аэродром "Смоленск-Северный", "Smolensk North Military Aerodrome") is a decommissioned military airbase in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located 4 km north of the city of Smolensk. It is now used as Smolensk's sole airport for civil and military flights. It has a remote revetment area with 8 pads and a Yakovlev factory at the southeast side of the airfield, the Smolensk Aviation Plant.

History

The military air base was originally built in the 1920s by the Soviet Union, and it eventually became a class 1 airfield with a runway 2500 m long and 49 m wide, capable of handling planes over 75 tons in weight.

Prior to 1991, it was home to the 401 IAP (401st Interceptor Aviation Regiment, disbanded around 1990), flying MiG-23P aircraft, and the 871 IAP, flying MiG-23 and Su-27.

From 1946 until 2009, the base hosted an airlift unit, the 103 Gv VTAP (103rd Guards Military Air Transport Regiment, full name in Russian: 103-й гвардейский Красносельский Краснознамённый военно-транспортный авиационный полк имени Героя Советского Союза В. С. Гризодубовой), flying Ilyushin Il-76 jets. At one point, about 28 Il-76 aircraft were based there.

The Russian Air Force regiment was disbanded in late 2009, and until 2010, there were no active units at the base except for a small airbase command post.

The airfield has been functioning in part as a civilian airport since October 2009.

On August 15, 2014, by order of the Government of the Russian Federation, the airfield was transferred from the state to the experimental one and under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. (In fact, the transfer of the airfield began in 2019).

Accidents and incidents

Further information: 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash

A Polish government Tu-154M Lux carrying President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and an official delegation crashed during the final approach to the airport on 10 April 2010. All 96 aboard perished.

References

^ "Аэропорт Смоленск (Smolensk) - Аэропорты - Авиационный портал Airspot.ru".
Questions loom over disastrous Polish presidential flight.
^ "Аэродром Смоленск-Северный". "Kommersant". 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
^ "Эксперт: На пилотов самолета с польским президентом могло оказываться давление". REGNUM News Agency. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
"37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2006-12-17.
Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
"Распоряжение Правительства РФ от 15 августа 2014 г. N 1536-р О внесении изменений в распоряжение Правительства РФ от 10 августа 2007 г. N 1034-р". www.garant.ru. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
Golloher, Jessica (10 April 2010) "Polish President, 95 Others Killed in Plane Crash ", VOA News, 10 April 2010, Retrieved April 10, 2010

External links

History of the 103rd Guards Military Transport Aviation Regiment, accessed 7 June 2010

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