Step (air base)

Step
IATA: noneICAO: none
Summary
Operator Russian Air Force
Coordinates 51°1′0″N 115°26′0″E / 51.01667°N 115.43333°E / 51.01667; 115.43333Coordinates: 51°1′0″N 115°26′0″E / 51.01667°N 115.43333°E / 51.01667; 115.43333
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8,202 2,500 Concrete

Step (also Olovyannaya) is an air base in Chita, Russia located 14 km northwest of Yasnogorsk. It is a large air base with two revetment areas and numerous military fortifications. It is near an SS-11 missile field that was dismantled in the mid-1990s.

Units stationed at Step/Olovyannaya include:

References

  1. Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.

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