Marinovka Air Base

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Marinovka
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Marinovka, Kalachyovsky District, Volgograd Oblast in Russia
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Marinovka
Shown within Volgograd Oblast, Russia
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Marinovka
Marinovka (Russia)
Coordinates 48°38′09″N043°47′17″E / 48.63583°N 43.78806°E / 48.63583; 43.78806
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator Russian Aerospace Forces
Controlled by 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Site history
In useUnknown - present
Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
06/242,463 metres (8,081 ft)  Concrete

Marinovka is an air base of the Russian Aerospace Forces as part of the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army, Southern Military District.

The base is home to the 11th Composite Aviation Regiment (11th SAP) which has two squadrons of Sukhoi Su-24M/MR (NATO: Fencer-D/E) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

The base was home to the :

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  6. "168th Guards Red Banner Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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