Danilovo (air base)
56°39′36″N 048°2′0″E / 56.66000°N 48.03333°E / 56.66000; 48.03333Type Air Base Site information Owner Ministry of Defence Operator Strategic Rocket Forces Site history Built 1952 (1952) In use 1952 - present Airfield information Identifiers ICAO: XWKD Elevation 117 metres (384 ft) AMSL
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Direction | Length and surface |
16/32 | 2,350 metres (7,710 ft) Concrete |
Danilovo is an air base in Mari El Republic, Russia located 11 km east of Yoshkar-Ola. It was a small interceptor aircraft airfield, now used by a Helicopter Squadron of the Missile forces.
The base is currently home to the 108th independent Helicopter Squadron[1] of the 14th Kievsko-Zhitomirskaya order of Kutuzov Missile Division[2] of the 27th Guards Vitebskaya Red Banner Missile Army.[3]
The base was home to the 681st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO between 1952 and 1994.[4]
References
- ^ "108th independent Helicopter Squadron". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "14th Kievsko-Zhitomirskaya order of Kutuzov Missile Division". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "27th Guards Vitebskaya Red Banner Missile Army". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "681st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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