Gvardeyskoye (air base)

Military airport in Crimea
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45°06′58″N 33°58′44″E / 45.11611°N 33.97889°E / 45.11611; 33.97889TypeAir BaseSite informationOperatorRussian Aerospace ForcesControlled by4th Air and Air Defence Forces ArmySite historyBuilt1930 (1930)In use1930 -presentBattles/wars2022 Russian invasion of UkraineAirfield informationIdentifiersICAO: UKFGElevation152 metres (499 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
01/19 3,075 metres (10,089 ft) Concrete

Gvardeyskoye or Hvardiiske (Russian: Гвардейское; Ukrainian: Гвардійське) is an airbase of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Hvardiiske, Simferopol Raion, Crimea, Ukraine.

The history of flying here began in the 1930s when Polikarpov Po-2s were flown.

The base is home to the 37th Guards Composite Aviation Regiment, which flies the Sukhoi Su-24M (ASCC: Fencer) and the Sukhoi Su-25SM/25UB (ASCC: Frogfoot under the 27th Composite Aviation Division as part of the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army, Southern Military District.[1]

The base was home to the 43rd Independent Maritime Assault Aviation Regiment from 1990.[2] It came under the control of the Black Sea Fleet.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Gvardeyskoye (UKFG)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. ^ "43rd Sevastopolskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ Анохин В. А., Быков М. Ю. Все истребительные авиаполки Сталина. Первая полная энциклопедия. — Научно-популярное издание. — М.: Яуза-пресс, 2014. — С. 358. — 944 с. — 1500 экз. — ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9.