Kacha | |||||||
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Kacha, Sevastopol, Crimea in Ukraine | |||||||
Coordinates | 44°46′59″N33°33′41″E / 44.78306°N 33.56139°E | ||||||
Type | Air Base | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Operator | Russian Navy - Russian Naval Aviation | ||||||
Controlled by | Black Sea Fleet | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1945 | ||||||
In use | 1945 - present | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Elevation | 45 metres (148 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Kacha is an airbase of the Russian Black Sea Fleet located in Kacha, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine.
The base is used by the 318th Independent Composite Aviation Regiment flying the Antonov An-26KPA, Beriev Be-12 and the Tupolev Tu-134A and the 25th Independent Shipborne Anti-submarine Helicopter Regiment which flies the Mil Mi-8, Kamov Ka-27 and the Kamov Ka-29. [1] [2]
The base was used by the:
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