Valga Airfield
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Valga Airfield Valga lennuväli | |||||||||||
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| Location | Jaanikese, near Valga | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 239 ft / 73 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°48′48″N 026°04′36″E / 57.81333°N 26.07667°E | ||||||||||
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  Valga Airfield Location in Estonia | |||||||||||
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Sources: Forgotten Airports[1] | |||||||||||
Valga is a former Soviet air base in Estonia located in Jaanikese, 4 km (2.5 mi) northeast of Valga. It was listed on the 1974 Department of Defense Global Navigation Chart No. 3 as having jet facilities. It has mostly been plowed under into farmland. It is only 1 km (0.62 mi) from the Latvian border.
References
[edit]- ^ Valga Airfield at Forgotten Airfields
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