Kursk Vostochny Airport
Kursk Vostochny Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Курск-Восточный) (IATA: URS, ICAO: UUOK),[1] also known as Khalino, Kursk-Khalino, is an interceptor aircraft base in Kursk Oblast, Russia located 7 km east of Kursk. It is a medium-sized base 4 miles northeast of Kursk. Several alert pads, with civilian tarmac on the southern side of the airfield.
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| Airport type | Civilian, Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Operator | 6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army | ||||||||||
| Location | Kursk, Kursk Oblast, Russia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 686 ft / 209 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°45′6″N 36°17′48″E | ||||||||||
| Website | aerokursk.ru | ||||||||||
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  Kursk Vostochny Shown within Kursk Oblast, Russia  Kursk Vostochny Kursk Vostochny (Russia) | |||||||||||
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Station history
Khalino was home to:
- 472 IAP (472nd Interceptor Aviation Regiment) from 4 October 1979 to 1998. Moved in from Orel, Orel Oblast, where it had been stationed from 1950 to 1979. Equipped with MiG-23P or S from 1979. Disbanded 1 May 1998. The 472nd IAP PVO was Military Unit No.61364.[2]
- 14 IAP (14th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-29 (SMT/UBT) aircraft, having been relocated from Zherdevka (air base).[3]
It is currently home to:
- 14th Guards IAP (14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment) flying the Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO: Flanker-H).[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| RusLine | Moscow–Vnukovo,[5] Saint Petersburg, Sochi[6] |
References
- Airport Kursk (Vostochny)
- "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
- Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
- "Russian Air Force today - Russian Western Military District". Eastern Order of Battle. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- Авиакомпания "РусЛайн" меняет аэропорт базирования в Москве. www.rusline.aero (in Russian). Airline "RusLine". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ""РусЛайн" откроет рейсы из Курска в Сочи". Interfax-Tourism. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
External links
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- Kursk Airport Official website (in Russian)
- Airport information for UUOK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for UUOK at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for URS at Aviation Safety Network
- 472nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO
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