Kupino (air base)

Kupino is a military air base in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. It is located 4 km southeast of the town of the same name. It largely served the interceptor air defense role for the Soviet Air Force.

Kupino
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Air Force
Elevation AMSL	368 ft / 112 m
Coordinates	54°21′04″N 077°21′21″E
Map
Kupino Location in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 8,202 2,500 Concrete

Kupino was initially observed in the late 1950s by Western Lockheed U-2 overflights. A 1966 satellite mission identified 30 Sukhoi Su-9 (Fishpot), confirming its role as an interceptor base, as well as first-generation interceptors that included 16 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 and 9 Yakovlev Yak-25.[1] An air warning radar facility was identified 1 mile northwest of the runway.[1]

Kupino continued to operate the Su-9 into the 1970s.[2] The regiment replaced it in 1980 with the MiG-23P (Flogger-G).[2]

The base was reportedly closed after the Cold War and the aviation regiment was disbanded.

References

1. CABLE TO DIRNSA FROM NPIC, September 1966, CREST: CIA-RDP78B04558A001400030063-5, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
2. PHASEOUT OF FISHPOT IN APVO STRANYY AIRFIELDS USSR, February 1981, CREST: CIA-RDP81T00380R000100980001-5, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.