Kyurdamir Air Base is a military airbase in Kyurdamir (also known as Kurdamir or Kürdəmir (Кюрдамир)), the capital of the Kurdamir district (rayon) in Azerbaijan.
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Republic of Azerbaijan | ||||||||||
Location | Kyurdamir, Kürdəmir | ||||||||||
Occupants | Azerbaijani Air Defense Force | ||||||||||
Time zone | AZT (+4:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AZT (+5:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | −35 ft / −11 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°16′24″N 48°09′48″E | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Kyurdamir Air Base | |||||||||||
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At the end of the 1980s the 976 Bomber Aviation Regiment Инстербургский flying Sukhoi Su-24 and Sukhoi Su-17 aircraft was based at Kyurdamir.[1] The regiment, which was descended from the 976th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the World War II period, was part of the 34th Air Army of the Soviet Air Forces.
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