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Zavitinsk is an air base in Amur Oblast, Russia, located 9 km northeast of Zavitinsk. It was a major nuclear bomber base of the Long Range Aviation (a sister of Ukrainka). A revetment area exists on the far side of runway with 18 large stands.

Zavitinsk
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Russian Air Force
Location	Zavitinsk
Elevation AMSL	906 ft / 276 m
Coordinates	50°11′30″N 129°30′12″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 9,842 3,000 Concrete

It began operating the Tupolev Tu-16 aircraft late in the 1960s, serving a close/medium range facility as opposed to its long-range sister base Ukrainka.

Units stationed at Zavitinsk included:

• 303 TBAP (303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Tu-16s beginning in 1955 and upgrading to Tu-16Ks in 1972, and Tu-22Ks around the 1980s.[1]

The 303rd was formed 1941 as the 303rd Long-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment. In 1946, it was renamed the 303rd Bomber Aviation Regiment, and in 1951, renamed 303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment. It was disbanded 1994.[2]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Zavitinsk (air base)

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[ru] Завитинск (аэродром)

Завитинск — недействующий военный аэродром в Амурской области, в шести километрах на северо-востоке от города Завитинск.

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