Buturlinovka (air base)

Buturlinovka
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Russian Air Force
Location Buturlinovsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia
Elevation AMSL 505 ft / 154 m
Coordinates 50°47′0″N 040°37′0″E / 50.78333°N 40.61667°E / 50.78333; 40.61667Coordinates: 50°47′0″N 040°37′0″E / 50.78333°N 40.61667°E / 50.78333; 40.61667
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8,202 2,500 Concrete


Buturlinovka is a military air base of the Russian Air Force in Buturlinovsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) south of the town of Buturlinovka, and features housing for around one dozen fighter aircraft.

History

Historically, Buturlinovka housed the 186th Instructional Shturmovik Aviation Regiment operating 45 Su-25 jet aircraft were stationed there during the early 1990s, and later became home to the 899th Orshansky Guards ShAP of the 16th Air Army operating Su-25s until the unit disbanded on 1 December 2009, after which the airbase was left vacant. [1][2][3] It remained an air commandant's office until June 2014, when it was announced that the 899th Orshansky Guards would be re-established by 2017.

During 2011, the MiG-29s stationed at Kursk Vostochny Airport were temporarily based at Buturlinovka for a year due to runway repairs.[4] From December 2013, the airfield temporarily accommodated the 47th Voronezh Mixed Aviation Regiment from Voronezh Malshevo during the repair of the runway.

References

  1. ↑ "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16.
  2. ↑ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
  3. ↑ Butowski, International Air Power Review, Vol 13, 2004
  4. ↑ Аэродром Бутурлиновка [Buturlinovka Air Base] (in Russian). 7 February 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.


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