Luostari/Pechenga (air base)

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Luostari Pechenga
IATA: none ICAO: XLML
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Russian Air Force
Location	Luostari (inhabited locality)
Elevation AMSL	249 ft / 76 m
Coordinates	69°24′0″N 030°59′18″E / 69.40000°N 30.98833°E / 69.40000; 30.98833Coordinates: 69°24′0″N 030°59′18″E / 69.40000°N 30.98833°E / 69.40000; 30.98833
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 02/20 5,741 1,750

Luostari Pechenga, in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located just two kilometres of former Ylä-Luostari village, adjacent to the village developed around Petsamo (Petshenga) Monastery,(in Finnish language: Luostari = Monastery) is a military air base, served by the 258 OVE (258th Independent Helicopter Squadron) flying Mi-24, Mi-35, and Mi-8 helicopters. Yuri Gagarin served here after having graduated from the Orenburg Pilot's School (1957–1960).

As of August 2019, it is reported as closed.^[1]

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