Uprun (air base)

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Uprun
Uprun/Troitsk
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Упрун/Троицк (Uvelskiy)
Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia
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Satellite imagery of Uprun air base
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Uprun
Shown within Chelyabinsk Oblast
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Uprun
Uprun (Russia)
Coordinates 54°22′53″N61°21′05″E / 54.38139°N 61.35139°E / 54.38139; 61.35139
TypeAir Base
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator Russian Aerospace Forces
Controlled by 14th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Site history
In use- present
Airfield information
Identifiers ICAO: USCU
Elevation238 metres (781 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
18/362,500 metres (8,202 ft)  Concrete

Uprun is an airbase of the Russian Aerospace Forces located 20 miles north of Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

The base is home to the Aviation Group, 17th Guards Brigade of Army Aviation of the 17th Guards Army Aviation Brigade . [1]

The base has also been used by the 607th Training Aviation Regiment between 1982 and 1998. [2]

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References

  1. "Russian Air Force - Uprun/Troitsk (USCU)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. "607th Training Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 16 December 2022.