Ukurey | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Chernysevsk | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,900 ft / 579 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°20′0″N 116°50′0″E / 52.33333°N 116.83333°E | ||||||||||
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  Ukurey Location in Far Eastern Federal District  Ukurey Ukurey (Russia) | |||||||||||
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Ukurey (also Komsomolsk and Areda) is an air base in Chitinskaja Oblast, Russia located 24 km southwest of Chernyshevsk. It is a medium-size base with 2 parallel taxiways, tarmacs, and 12 revetments. From 1967-93, it hosted a Military Transport Aviation regiment, from 1989 with Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft.[1]
It was home to 193 Gv ORAP (193rd Guards Independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-25RB, Yak-27, and Yak-28R aircraft in the 1980s. The regiment was disbanded in 1989.[2]
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