Khanskaya (air base)

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Khanskaya
Maykop
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Maykop, Adygea in Russia
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Satellite imagery of Khanskaya air base
Site information
TypeAir Base
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator Russian Aerospace Forces
Location
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Khanskaya
Shown within Adygea
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Khanskaya
Khanskaya (Russia)
Coordinates 44°40′48″N40°02′18″E / 44.68000°N 40.03833°E / 44.68000; 40.03833
Site history
In use- present
Airfield information
Identifiers ICAO: URKH
Elevation183 metres (600 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
04/222,500 metres (8,202 ft)  Concrete

Khanskaya( ICAO : URKH) is a Russian Aerospace Forces air base located on the north-west of Maykop, Russia. The airport was used also for civil aviation up to 2009.

The base is home to the 761st Training Aviation Regiment which flies the Aero L-39C Albatros under the 783rd Aviation Training Centre for the Training of Flight Personnel. [1]

The regiment moved here during 1991. [2]

As of October 2024 Khanskaya air base was reportedly home to the 272nd Training Aviation Regiment. [3]

NASA's FIRMS detected fire at Khanskaya air base on 9 October 2024 23:24:00 (UTC) NASA FIRMS 2024-10-09 Khanskaya.png
NASA's FIRMS detected fire at Khanskaya air base on 9 October 2024 23:24:00 (UTC)

On 10 October 2024, a Ukrainian drone attack targeted the Khanskaya airbase causing a fire detected by NASA's FIRMS. [3]

See also

References

  1. "Russian Air Force - Maykop (URKM)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. "761st Polotskiy orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Training Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Abbey Fenbert (2024-10-10). "Drones hit military airfield in Russia's Republic of Adygea, Russian media claims". The Kyiv Independent . Retrieved 2024-10-10.