Kursk Vostochny Airport
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Kursk Vostochny Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Курск-Восточный) (IATA: URS, ICAO: UUOK),[1] also known as Khalino airbase, Kursk-Khalino, is an interceptor aircraft base in Kursk Oblast, Russia, with a single 2,500 m (8,200 ft) runway located 7 km east of Kursk. It has been used for many decades as a military airbase and has had periods of time in which it was also utilized as a commercial airport. It is located 4 miles northeast of Kursk and is considered a medium-sized base, with several alert pads. A civilian tarmac is located on the southern side of the airfield, which utilizes the common runway facilities.
History
Khalino airbase was home to:
- 472nd Fighter Aviation Regiment from 4 October 1979 to 1998. Moved in from Orel, Orel Oblast, where it had been stationed from 1950 to 1979. Equipped with Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23P (ASCC: Flogger) or S from 1979. Disbanded 1 May 1998.[2][full citation needed]
- 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (14 Gv IAP) flying Mikoyan MiG-29 (SMT/UBT) (ASCC: Fulcrum) aircraft, having been relocated from Zherdevka (air base).[3] Now part of the 105th Guards Mixed Aviation Division flying the Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO: Flanker-H).[4][5][6]
All commercial flight activity at the airport was banned by Russian authorities at the start of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, starting at 03:45 on 24 February 2022. [7]
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 6 December 2022 the airport’s oil storage caught fire.[8] The Kursk governor blamed the fire on a drone strike amid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]
On 2 June 2023, Ukrainian sources reported several Su-34 combat aircraft located at the airport were damaged/destroyed, along with a single MiG-29 and an Pantsir-S1 air defense missile system was destroyed. This information has not yet been verified for external parties.[9]
Airlines and destinations
RusLine provided limited scheduled commercial service to Moscow–Vnukovo as of 2018,[10] and to Saint Petersburg and Sochi as of 2019.[11] All commercial service at the airport was halted in February 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]
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See also
- ru:472-й истребительный авиационный полк
References
- ^ Airport Kursk (Vostochny)
- ^ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
- ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
- ^ "Russian Air Force today - Russian Western Military District". Eastern Order of Battle. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "14th Guards Leningradskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Regiment im. Zhdanov". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Russian Air Force - Kursk/Vostochnyy (Khalino) (UUOK)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Росавиация продлила закрытие аэропортов на юге России до 7 мая". newizv.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ a b "Drone strikes oil tank at airfield in Russia's Kursk region". Reuters. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports)". Nitter. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ Авиакомпания "РусЛайн" меняет аэропорт базирования в Москве. www.rusline.aero (in Russian). Airline "RusLine". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ ""РусЛайн" откроет рейсы из Курска в Сочи". Interfax-Tourism. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
External links
- Kursk Airport Official website (in Russian)
- Airport information for UUOK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for UUOK at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for URS at Aviation Safety Network
- 472nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO
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