Arabatuk (air base)
Arabatuk | |||||||
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| Borzya, Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia | |||||||
 Satellite imagery of Arabatuk air base | |||||||
  Arabatuk Shown within Zabaykalsky Krai  Arabatuk Arabatuk (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 50°13′23″N 117°06′00″E / 50.22306°N 117.10000°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | -present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: ZA2N | ||||||
| Elevation | 695 metres (2,280 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Arabatuk (also given as Krasnyy Velikan North) is an air base in eastern Russia. It is located 38 km northeast of Dauriya, Zabaykalsky Krai and 28 miles (45 km) south east of Borzya. It was a dispersal airfield for 189th Guards Brestskiy order of Suvorov Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Borzya-2).[1] During normal operations it remained idle (in caretaker status) (avia.ru forum http://www.avia.ru/forum).
References
[edit]- ^ "UPGRADING OF FACILITIES KRASNYY VELIKAN NORTH AIRFIELD, USSR(SANITIZED) | CIA FOIA (foia.cia.gov)". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
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