Chekurovka (air base)
Chekurovka Air Base Chekurovku, Chekurovke Чекуровка | |||||||||||
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![]() Chekurovka airfield, June 1968, from KH-7 satellite. | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | near Tiksi | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 814[1] ft / 248 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 71°3′54″N 127°20′18″E / 71.06500°N 127.33833°ECoordinates: 71°3′54″N 127°20′18″E / 71.06500°N 127.33833°E | ||||||||||
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Chekurovka is a noteworthy Arctic military airfield in Sakha Republic, Russia located 89 km southwest of Tiksi.[2] It is a remote, large bomber staging base that was either abandoned during construction or commissioned for emergency use.[2] It was probably built around 1960 as a forward deployment base for the Soviet Union's strategic bomber force and abandoned shortly afterward.[2] Its status and condition are unknown.
Reconnaissance imagery showed that two aircraft were observed on the air base in 1968.[3]
See also[]
- Aspidnoye (air base), abandoned Arctic staging base
- Ostrov Bolshevik, abandoned Arctic staging base
- Tiksi North, abandoned Arctic staging base
- Tiksi West, abandoned Arctic staging base
References[]
- ^ Chekurovka from airportsearch.org
- ^ a b c d e f Chekurovka at weathergraphics.com
- ^ CABLE, CIA-RDP78B04549A000500010022-2, Central Intelligence Agency, October 3, 1968.
Categories:
- Russian Air Force bases
- Soviet Air Force bases
- Airports in the Sakha Republic
- Russian military stubs