Lakhta air base

Arkhangelsk Lakhta
IATA: noneICAO: 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 (574th Naval Missile-carrying Aviation Regiment) flying Tupolev Tu-16 and Tupolev Tu-22M bombers.[1] It is capable of nuclear weapons storage. By 2000, Google Earth high-resolution imagery indicated that operations at Lakhta have been scaled back significantly or closed; only two Tupolev Tu-22M bombers are found.

References

  1. "Aviatsiya VMF". Aviabaza KPOI.
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