Ukkurey (air base)

Ukurey (also Komsomolsk and Areda) is an air base in Chitinskaja Oblast, Russia located 24 km southwest of Chernyshevsk. It is a medium-size base with 2 parallel taxiways, tarmacs, and 12 revetments. One anecdotal report suggests it serves Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft.

Ukurey
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorRussian Air Force
LocationChernysevsk
Elevation AMSL1,900 ft / 579 m
Coordinates52°20′0″N 116°50′0″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9,842 3,000 Concrete

It was home to 193 Gv ORAP (193rd Guards Independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-25RB aircraft in the 1980s and Yak-27 and Yak-28R aircraft by the early 1990s.

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