Letneozersky | |||||||
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Obozersky, Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia | |||||||
Coordinates | 63°23′24″N 040°23′54″E / 63.39000°N 40.39833°E | ||||||
Type | Air Base | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1960 | ||||||
In use | 1960 - 1994 | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Elevation | 99 metres (325 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Letneozersky (also Letneozerskiy, Obozersky Southeast (US)) is a former interceptor air base located 8 km (5 miles) southeast of Obozersky, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.
It was home to the 524th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 23rd Air Defence Division (Arkhangelsk), 10th Independent Air Defence Army, [1] with up to 27 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (NATO: Foxbat) interceptor aircraft based at the airfield during the 1980s. [2] [3] It features two major revetment areas holding over 15 aircraft each. The base provided air defense cover for the airspace around Arkhangelsk and Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
The regiment was disbanded in 1994.