Saratov West Sokol Razboyshchina | |||||||||
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Saratov, Saratov Oblast in Russia | |||||||||
Coordinates | 51°32′30″N 045°51′00″E / 51.54167°N 45.85000°E | ||||||||
Type | Air Base | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1940 | ||||||||
In use | 1940 - present | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: XWSS | ||||||||
Elevation | 288 metres (945 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Saratov West is a air base in Russia located 12 km west of Saratov. It is a military training airfield.
The base is home to the 131st Training Helicopter Regiment as part of the Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy. [1] [2]