Veseloye (air base)

Veseloye
Krasnohvardiiske, Krasnohvardiiske Raion, Crimea in Ukraine
Satellite imagery of Veseloye airbase
Veseloye airbase
Site information
Type	Air Base
Operator	Russian Navy – Russian Naval Aviation
Controlled by	Black Sea Fleet
Location
Veseloye Shown within Ukraine
Coordinates	45°34′44″N34°16′49″E / 45.57889°N 34.28028°E / 45.57889; 34.28028
Site history
In use	-present
Airfield information
Elevation	50 metres (164 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 05/23 3,240 metres (10,630 ft) Concrete

Veseloye is a former Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet airbase located near Krasnohvardiiske, Krasnohvardiiske Raion, Crimea, Ukraine

The base was used by the following units:

• HQ of 2nd Guards Maritime Missile Aviation Division (1952-57) ^[1]
• 5th Guards Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment (1960-94) ^[2]
• 981st Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment (1952-60) ^[3]

References

1. "2nd Guards Sevastopolskaya Maritime Missile Aviation Division imeni N.A. Tokarev". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
2. "5th Guards Konstantskiy order of the Patriotic War Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
3. "981st Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 17 November 2022.