Lakhta air base

Arkhangelsk Lakhta
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Russian Navy
Location	Arkhangelsk
Elevation AMSL	102 ft / 31 m
Coordinates	64°23′0″N 40°43′0″E / 64.38333°N 40.71667°E / 64.38333; 40.71667Coordinates: 64°23′0″N 40°43′0″E / 64.38333°N 40.71667°E / 64.38333; 40.71667
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 9,514 2,900 Concrete

Lakhta (also described as Kholm, Katunino, Novodvinsk, Lahta, or Pervomaysk) is a naval air base in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia located 22 km southeast of Arkhangelsk. It was home to 574 MRAP () flying Tupolev Tu-16 and Tupolev Tu-22M bombers.^[1] It is capable of nuclear weapons storage.

By 2006 Google Earth showed only two Tu-22M bombers, which were removed shortly afterward. Panoramio photos taken in 2010 show an auto rally on the old runway and extensive overgrowth, indicating the facility was abandoned in the mid or late 2000s.

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