Kacha (air base)

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Kacha
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Kacha, Sevastopol, Crimea in Ukraine
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Kacha
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Kacha
Kacha (Ukraine)
Coordinates 44°46′59″N33°33′41″E / 44.78306°N 33.56139°E / 44.78306; 33.56139
TypeAir Base
Site information
Operator Russian Navy - Russian Naval Aviation
Controlled by Black Sea Fleet
Site history
Built1945 (1945)
In use1945 - present
Airfield information
Elevation45 metres (148 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
03/211,970 metres (6,463 ft) Concrete

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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References

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  2. "872nd independent Shipborne Anti-Submarine Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. "53rd Dombrovskiy order of Aleksandr Nevskiy Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. "306th Fighter Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. "859th Training Center for Naval Aviation". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 1 January 2023.