Zernograd (air base)

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Zernograd
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Зерноград
Zernograd, Rostov Oblast in Russia
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Zernograd
Shown within Rostov Oblast
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Zernograd
Zernograd (Russia)
Coordinates 46°50′01″N40°22′48″E / 46.83361°N 40.38000°E / 46.83361; 40.38000
TypeAir Base
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator Russian Aerospace Forces
Controlled by 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Site history
Built1969 (1969)
In use1969 - present
Airfield information
Identifiers ICAO: URRG
Elevation89 metres (292 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
11/292,500 metres (8,202 ft)  Concrete

Zernograd is an airbase of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Zernograd, Rostov Oblast, Russia.

The base is home to the 16th Army Aviation Brigade. [1]

106th Training Aviation Regiment between 1969 and 1995. [2]

286th independent Helicopter Squadron for Electronic Warfare between 1992 and 1998. [3]

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References

  1. "Russian Air Force - Zernograd (URRG)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. "106th Training Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "286th independent Helicopter Squadron for Electronic Warfare". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 19 December 2022.