Ovruch (air base)

Ovruch
IATA: none ICAO: UKBO
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Ukrainian Air Force
Location	Ovruch
Elevation AMSL	528 ft / 161 m
Coordinates	51°16′0″N 028°43′0″E / 51.26667°N 28.71667°E / 51.26667; 28.71667Coordinates: 51°16′0″N 028°43′0″E / 51.26667°N 28.71667°E / 51.26667; 28.71667
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 8,202 2,500 Concrete

Ovruch (also Ovruch Southwest) is an air base in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine located 8 km southwest of Ovruch. There are three large parking areas for fighters.

The base appears to have capacity for about 50 planes.

In 1993, the military unit was transferred to the village of  [uk], Horodok Raion. The airbase itself is used for purpose of storage and utilization of airplanes.

Staffing[]

Units stationed at Ovruch include the , with just over 140 Sukhoi Su-17 aircraft as of 1992).^[1]

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