Lakhta air base
64°23′0″N 40°43′0″E / 64.38333°N 40.71667°E / 64.38333; 40.71667Type Air Base Site information Owner Ministry of Defence Operator Russian Navy - Russian Naval Aviation Site history Built 1956 (1956) In use 1956 - 2002 (2002) Airfield information Elevation 31 metres (102 ft) AMSL
Runways | |
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Direction | Length and surface |
08/26 | 2,900 metres (9,514 ft) Concrete |
Lakhta (also described as Kholm, Katunino, Novodvinsk, Lahta, or Pervomaysk) is a naval air base in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia located 22 km southeast of Arkhangelsk. It was home to 574 MRAP (574th Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment) flying Tupolev Tu-16 and Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers.[1][2] It is capable of nuclear weapons storage.
By 2006 Google Earth showed only two Tu-22M bombers, which were removed shortly afterward. Panoramio photos taken in 2010 show an auto rally on the old runway and extensive overgrowth, indicating the facility was abandoned in the mid or late 2000s.
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