Luostari/Pechenga (air base)

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Luostari/Pechenga
Луостари/Печенга
Luostari, Murmansk Oblast in Russia
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Luostari/Pechenga
Luostari/Pechenga (Russia)
Coordinates 69°24′0″N030°59′18″E / 69.40000°N 30.98833°E / 69.40000; 30.98833
TypeAir Base
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator Russian Ground Forces
Site history
Built1967 (1967)
In use1967 - 1994 (1994)
Airfield information
Identifiers ICAO: XLML
Elevation76 metres (249 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
02/201,750 metres (5,741 ft)  Concrete

Luostari Pechenga is a tactical airstrip and a former military air base near the town of Zapolyarny in Murmansk Oblast, north-western Russia.

It is located just two kilometres of former Ylä-Luostari village, adjacent to the village developed around Petsamo (Petshenga) Monastery, (in Finnish language: Luostari = Monastery).

Yuri Gagarin served here after having graduated from the 1st Chkalov Military Aviation School for Pilots in Orenburg (19571960). He was assigned to the 769th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 122nd Fighter Aviation Division of the Air Forces of the Northern Fleet flying Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis aircraft. [1]

The base was used by the 258th Independent Helicopter Squadron (258 OVE) of the 26th Army Corps of the Soviet Army flying Mil Mi-24 (ASCC: Hind), Mil Mi-35 (ASCC: Monsoon), and Mil Mi-8 (ASCC: Hip) helicopters between 1967 and 1994. [2]

As of August 2019, it is reported as closed. [3]

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References

  1. Olga Vorobyova (2011-04-12). "North in the fate of a pioneer". Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star).
  2. "258th Independent Helicopter Squadron". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. "Карта аэродромов России".