Buturlinovka (air base)

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Buturlinovka
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorRussian Air Force
LocationButurlinovsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia
Elevation AMSL505 ft / 154 m
Coordinates50°47′0″N 040°37′0″E / 50.78333°N 40.61667°E / 50.78333; 40.61667Coordinates: 50°47′0″N 040°37′0″E / 50.78333°N 40.61667°E / 50.78333; 40.61667
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8,202 2,500 Concrete


Buturlinovka is a military air base of the Russian Air Force in Buturlinovsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) south of the town of Buturlinovka, and features housing for around one dozen fighter aircraft.

History[]

Historically, Buturlinovka housed the 186th Instructional Shturmovik Aviation Regiment operating 45 Su-25 jet aircraft were stationed there during the early 1990s, and later became home to the 899th Orshansky Guards ShAP of the 16th Air Army operating Su-25s until the unit disbanded on 1 December 2009, after which the airbase was left vacant.[1][2][3] It remained an air commandant's office until June 2014, when it was announced that the 899th Orshansky Guards would be re-established by 2017.

During 2011, the MiG-29s stationed at Kursk Vostochny Airport were temporarily based at Buturlinovka for a year due to runway repairs.[4] From December 2013, the airfield temporarily accommodated the 47th Voronezh Mixed Aviation Regiment from Voronezh Malshevo during the repair of the runway.

References[]

  1. ^ "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16.
  2. ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
  3. ^ Butowski, International Air Power Review, Vol 13, 2004
  4. ^ Аэродром Бутурлиновка [Buturlinovka Air Base] (in Russian). 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2012.


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