Chekurovka is a noteworthy Arctic military airfield in Sakha Republic, Russia located 89 km southwest of Tiksi.[2] It is a remote, large bomber staging base that was either abandoned during construction or commissioned for emergency use.[2] It was probably built around 1960 as a forward deployment base for the Soviet Union's strategic bomber force and abandoned shortly afterward.[2] Its status and condition are unknown.

Chekurovka Air Base Chekurovku, Chekurovke Чекуровка
Chekurovka airfield, June 1968, from KH-7 satellite.
IATA: none ICAO: ZAR3
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Russian Air Force
Location	near Tiksi
Elevation AMSL	814[1] ft / 248 m
Coordinates	71°3′54″N 127°20′18″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19[2] 11,483[2] 3,500[2]  ?

Reconnaissance imagery showed that two aircraft were observed on the air base in 1968.[3]

See also

• Aspidnoye (air base), abandoned Arctic staging base
• Ostrov Bolshevik, abandoned Arctic staging base
• Tiksi North, abandoned Arctic staging base
• Tiksi West, abandoned Arctic staging base

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