Koshka Yavr Airbase | abandoned / shut down, former air force base

Russia / Murmansk / Pechenga /
 abandoned / shut down, former air force base

Location: 25 km SE Zapolyarnyj, Murmanskaya, RU
Coordinates: 69°15.1'N 031°11.8'E
Elevation: 151 m (495 ft)
Runway:3000 m (9842 ft) (CONC)
Military units: 2nd Fighter Wing; 3 squadrons, Su-35

Minor, mediocre unattended airfield 83 km W of Murmansk, but with considerable runway length and small taxiway; has been used as a forward deployment base for air defense fighter squadrons of the Frontal Aviation Command.
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Coordinates:   69°15'6"N   31°12'7"E
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