Bezrechnaya-2 (air base)

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Bezrechnaya-2
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Borzya, Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia
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Bezrechnaya-2
Shown within Zabaykalsky Krai
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Bezrechnaya-2
Bezrechnaya-2 (Russia)
Coordinates 50°45′0″N116°13′0″E / 50.75000°N 116.21667°E / 50.75000; 116.21667
TypeAir Base
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator Russian Air Force
Site history
In use- Unknown
Airfield information
Identifiers ICAO: XIAJ
Elevation671 metres (2,201 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/312,500 metres (8,202 ft)  Concrete

Bezrechnaya-2 (also given variously as Bezrechnaya, Bezrechnoy, Khodabulak, Khada Bulak North, or Mirnaya) was an interceptor aircraft base in Chita Oblast, Russia. It featured a linear ramp.

It was located 28 miles (45 km) north of Borzya and 7.4 miles (11.9 km) east of Mirnaya.

The base has been home to:

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