Letneozersky (air base)

Letneozersky
Letneozersky
	IATA: none; ICAO: XLAB;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Russian Air Force
Location	Obozersky
Elevation AMSL	325 ft / 99 m
Coordinates	63°23′24″N 040°23′54″E / 63.39000°N 40.39833°ECoordinates: 63°23′24″N 040°23′54″E / 63.39000°N 40.39833°E
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Letneozersky (also Letneozerskiy, Obozersky Southeast (US)) is an interceptor air base located 8 km (5 miles) southeast of Obozersky, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It was home to the 524 Interceptor Aviation Regiment (IAP) with up to 27 MiG-25 interceptor aircraft based at the airfield during the 1980s.^[1]^[2] It features two major revetment areas holding over 15 aircraft each. The base provides air defense cover for the airspace around Arkhangelsk and Plesetsk Cosmodrome, and it was subordinate to the Arkhangelsk Air Defense District.

References[]

^ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
^ Status of Soviet APVO FOXBAT As of 31 October 1980, Z-20172/80, CREST Document CIA-RDP81T00034R000100330001-0, National Photographic Interpretation Center, Washington, DC.

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[1] "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.

[2] Status of Soviet APVO FOXBAT As of 31 October 1980, Z-20172/80, CREST Document CIA-RDP81T00034R000100330001-0, National Photographic Interpretation Center, Washington, DC.

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