Sredne Belaya (air base)

Sredne Belaya
Srednebelaya, Amur Oblast in Russia
Site information
Type	Air Base
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Air Force
Location
Sredne Belaya Shown within Amur Oblast Show map of Amur Oblast Sredne Belaya Sredne Belaya (Russia) Show map of Russia
Coordinates	50°41′31″N128°00′39″E / 50.69194°N 128.01083°E / 50.69194; 128.01083
Site history
Built	1953 (1953)
In use	1953 - 2007 (2007)
Airfield information
Elevation	10 metres (33 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 16/34 500 metres (1,640 ft) Concrete

Sredne Belaya is a former Russian Air Force airbase located near Srednebelaya, Amur Oblast, Russia.

The base was home to the 194th Guards Military-Transport Aviation Regiment which used the Lisunov Li-2 between 1953 and 1960 ^[1] and the 825th Independent Helicopter Regiment between 1968 and 1982 with the Mil Mi-8. ^[2]

References

1. "194th Guards Bryanskiy Red Banner Military-Transport Aviation Regiment im. N.F. Gastello". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
2. "825th independent Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 26 December 2022.