Seshcha air base

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Seshcha
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Dubrovka, Bryansk Oblast in Russia
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Satellite imagery of Seshcha air base
Site information
TypeAir Base
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator Russian Aerospace Forces
Controlled by Military Transport Aviation
Location
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Seshcha
Shown within Bryansk Oblast, Russia
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Seshcha
Seshcha (Russia)
Coordinates 53°42′54″N33°20′20″E / 53.71500°N 33.33889°E / 53.71500; 33.33889
Site history
Built1931 (1931)
In usecirca 1931 - present
Battles/wars 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Airfield information
Identifiers ICAO: UUWD
Elevation210 metres (689 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
08/263,070 metres (10,072 ft)  Concrete
NASA's FIRMS shows runway 08/26 extended to 3.10 km NASA FIRMS 2024-10-12 Seshcha 3.1km.png
NASA's FIRMS shows runway 08/26 extended to 3.10 km

Seshcha is an air base near Dubrovka, Bryansk Oblast of the Russian Aerospace Forces as part of Military Transport Aviation.

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As of 2022, the base was home to the 566th Military Transport Aviation Regiment which flies the Antonov An-124 (NATO: Condor) of the 12th Military Transport Aviation Division. [1] The regiment first arrived at the base in August 1958. [2]

History


The airbase was placed in operation in the early 1930s.[ citation needed ]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Seshcha (UUWD)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Michael Holm, 566 VTAP, c2015.
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