Uprun (air base)
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| Uprun Uprun/Troitsk Yuzhno-Uralskiy Uvelsky Uvelskiy  | |||||||
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Упрун/Троицк (Uvelskiy) | |||||||
| Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia | |||||||
 Satellite imagery of Uprun air base | |||||||
  Uprun Shown within Chelyabinsk Oblast  Uprun Uprun (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 54°22′53″N 61°21′05″E / 54.38139°N 61.35139°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Controlled by | 14th Air and Air Defence Forces Army | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: USCU | ||||||
| Elevation | 238 metres (781 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Uprun is an airbase of the Russian Aerospace Forces located 20 miles north of Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.
The base is home to the Aviation Group, 17th Guards Brigade of Army Aviation of the 17th Guards Army Aviation Brigade.[1]
The base has also been used by the 607th Training Aviation Regiment between 1982 and 1998.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Russian Air Force - Uprun/Troitsk (USCU)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "607th Training Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 16 December 2022.