Pushkin Airport

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59°41′6″N 030°20′18″E / 59.68500°N 30.33833°E / 59.68500; 30.33833TypeAir BaseSite informationOwnerMinistry of DefenceOperatorRussian Aerospace ForcesControlled by6th Air and Air Defence Forces ArmySite historyIn use- presentAirfield informationIdentifiersICAO: ULLPElevation70 metres (230 ft) AMSL

Runways
Direction	Length and surface
03/21	2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Pushkin Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Пушкин) (ICAO: ULLP) is an airport in Leningrad Oblast, Russia located 28 km south of Saint Petersburg. It handles small airliners. It was home to 147 OVZ RZB regiment flying Mil Mi-8 helicopters and contains Ilyushin Il-18, Ilyushin Il-22, and Ilyushin Il-38 aircraft.

The base is home to the 332nd Guards Independent Helicopter Regiment as part of the 6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army.^[1]

On April 15, 1946, the 405th Air Defence Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 36th Air Defense Fighter Division was relocated to the airfield from the Warsaw airfield on La-5 aircraft. The regiment became part of the 2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Corps. On June 5, 1946, the regiment was disbanded.^[2]

Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces, as well as the 20th Aircraft Repair Plant (ARZ) are based at the airfield. On August 11, 2012, a celebration was held dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Russian Air Force, at which the Su-34, Su-27, MiG-29SMT, MiG-31, Su-24, MiG-25, An-12, An-26 aircraft were demonstrated, An-30, An-72, Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters.

Since September 2012, the Red Banner Aviation Base of the Russian Air Force has been based at the airfield.

References

^ "Russian Air Force - Pushkin (ULLP)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
^ "405th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2023-10-10.

External links

RussianAirFields.com

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Airports built in the Soviet Union

Military

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