Chekurovka (air base)

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Chekurovka Air Base

Chekurovku, Chekurovke

Чекуровка
Chekurovka-1968.jpg
Chekurovka airfield, June 1968, from KH-7 satellite.
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorRussian Air Force
Locationnear Tiksi
Elevation AMSL814[1] ft / 248 m
Coordinates71°3′54″N 127°20′18″E / 71.06500°N 127.33833°E / 71.06500; 127.33833Coordinates: 71°3′54″N 127°20′18″E / 71.06500°N 127.33833°E / 71.06500; 127.33833
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19[2] 11,483[2] 3,500[2] ?

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[]

  1. ^ Chekurovka from airportsearch.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f Chekurovka at weathergraphics.com
  3. ^ CABLE, CIA-RDP78B04549A000500010022-2, Central Intelligence Agency, October 3, 1968.


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