Pushkin Airport
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Аэропорт Пушкин | |||||||
| Pushkin, Saint Petersburg in Russia | |||||||
 Satellite imagery of Pushkin Airport | |||||||
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  Pushkin Shown within Saint Petersburg  Pushkin Pushkin (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 59°41′6″N 30°20′18″E / 59.68500°N 30.33833°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Controlled by | 6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: ULLP | ||||||
| Elevation | 70 metres (230 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Pushkin Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Пушкин) (ICAO: ULLP) is an airport in Leningrad Oblast, Russia located 28 km south of Saint Petersburg. It handles small airliners. It was home to 147 OVZ RZB regiment flying Mil Mi-8 helicopters and contains Ilyushin Il-18, Ilyushin Il-22, and Ilyushin Il-38 aircraft.
The base is home to the 332nd Guards Independent Helicopter Regiment as part of the 6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army.[1]
On April 15, 1946, the 405th Air Defence Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 36th Air Defense Fighter Division was relocated to the airfield from the Warsaw airfield on La-5 aircraft. The regiment became part of the 2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Corps. On June 5, 1946, the regiment was disbanded.[2]
Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces, as well as the 20th Aircraft Repair Plant (ARZ) are based at the airfield. On August 11, 2012, a celebration was held dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Russian Air Force, at which the Su-34, Su-27, MiG-29SMT, MiG-31, Su-24, MiG-25, An-12, An-26 aircraft were demonstrated, An-30, An-72, Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters.
Since September 2012, the Red Banner Aviation Base of the Russian Air Force has been based at the airfield.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Russian Air Force - Pushkin (ULLP)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "405th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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