AGP 6950th AFB, [Olenya AFB]
Russia /
Murmansk /
Olenegorsk /
World
/ Russia
/ Murmansk
/ Olenegorsk
, 18 km from center (Оленегорск)
World / Russia / Murmansk
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Formerly the 924th Separate Maritime Recon. Aviation Missile Regiment (Olenegorsk)
later became the 7051st. Air Force Brigade (Navy) by 2010
only to be transferred to the Air Force (Guards Patrol) 6950th AFB in 2011
CO : Guard Colonel Nikolai Knyazev (in 2008)
Order of Battle
924 MRAP (924th Naval Reconnaissance Air Regiment),
Tupolev Tu-22M aircraft
967 ODRAP (967th Long Range Air Reconnaissance Regiment),
Tupolev Tu-22M aircraft
88 OMAPIB (88th Separate Fighter Bomber Regiment),
MiG-27 aircraft
OGA (Arctic Control Group),
maintaining standby facilities for Tupolev Tu-95 bomber aircraft
458th IAP, MIG-31BM
Armament: x26 Tu22 M3 long range bombers & x10 MR (var.)
The Tupolev Tu-22M (Туполев Ту-22М) (NATO reporting name: "Backfire") is a supersonic, swing-wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Soviet Union. Significant numbers remain in service with the Russian Air Force.
later became the 7051st. Air Force Brigade (Navy) by 2010
only to be transferred to the Air Force (Guards Patrol) 6950th AFB in 2011
CO : Guard Colonel Nikolai Knyazev (in 2008)
Order of Battle
924 MRAP (924th Naval Reconnaissance Air Regiment),
Tupolev Tu-22M aircraft
967 ODRAP (967th Long Range Air Reconnaissance Regiment),
Tupolev Tu-22M aircraft
88 OMAPIB (88th Separate Fighter Bomber Regiment),
MiG-27 aircraft
OGA (Arctic Control Group),
maintaining standby facilities for Tupolev Tu-95 bomber aircraft
458th IAP, MIG-31BM
Armament: x26 Tu22 M3 long range bombers & x10 MR (var.)
The Tupolev Tu-22M (Туполев Ту-22М) (NATO reporting name: "Backfire") is a supersonic, swing-wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Soviet Union. Significant numbers remain in service with the Russian Air Force.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olenya_(air_base)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 68°9'9"N 33°27'37"E
- AFB (Мончего́рск : Monchegorsk) 26 km
- Severomorsk-1 Airbase: 7050th AF Bdge. (Navy) 100 km
- Rovaniemi Airport 372 km
- Andøya airbase 710 km
- Bodø airbase 811 km
- Bodø Airport 811 km
- Rogachevo Air Base 819 km
- Naryan-Mar Airport 820 km
- Vorkuta Air Base (sovetskiy) 1282 km
- Alykel Airport 2106 km
- Runway 18/36 0.2 km
- apron 0.3 km
- Tupolev Tu-22M3 0.8 km
- Taxiway 1.2 km
- Taxiway 1.4 km
- Olenya Naval Bomber Base: Fuel Depot 1.5 km
- Taxiway 1.7 km
- S-300PS 1.8 km
- Pond 2 km
- ЗРК С-125 14 km