Step Air Base (olovyannaya)
Russia /
Chita /
Olovyannaya-4, Yasnaya, Yasnogorsk /
World
/ Russia
/ Chita
/ Olovyannaya-4, Yasnaya, Yasnogorsk
, 16 km from center (Ясногорск)
World / Russia / Chita
village, residential neighbourhood
Step/Olovyannaya
Alternate names: Step
Location: 14kmNW Yasnogorsk, Chita, RU
Coordinates: 51°01'N 115°26'E Google TerraServer Multimap GeoURL
Elevation: 710 m (2329 ft)
Runway:2500 m (8202 ft) (CONC)
Military units:6 APIB (Su-17,1988) under 23rd Air Army (Trans-Baikal). 58 APIB (Su-17M3+L29,1988) (MiG-27, 1991) under 23rd Air Army (Trans-Baikal). 266 OSHAP (Su-25)[#7].
Large air base with two revetment areas and numerous military fortifications. Near SS-11 missile field that was dismantled in mid 1990s.
REFERENCES
7 Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation
Alternate names: Step
Location: 14kmNW Yasnogorsk, Chita, RU
Coordinates: 51°01'N 115°26'E Google TerraServer Multimap GeoURL
Elevation: 710 m (2329 ft)
Runway:2500 m (8202 ft) (CONC)
Military units:6 APIB (Su-17,1988) under 23rd Air Army (Trans-Baikal). 58 APIB (Su-17M3+L29,1988) (MiG-27, 1991) under 23rd Air Army (Trans-Baikal). 266 OSHAP (Su-25)[#7].
Large air base with two revetment areas and numerous military fortifications. Near SS-11 missile field that was dismantled in mid 1990s.
REFERENCES
7 Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°0'22"N 115°24'26"E
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- Padun 1079 km
- Dobropolye 1469 km
- Slobodka 1475 km
- Sakhposyolok 1481 km
- chaikovskogo 1500 km
- Trudovoye 1518 km
- North 1584 km
- Akademgorodok 1591 km
- Cheryomushki 1653 km
- В/ч 21818 1.3 km
- Su 17, Mig 23, Mig 27 at Step 1.6 km
- taxiway 2 km
- Su 25 Frogfoot in hardened bunkers at Step Airbase 2.1 km
- Ruins of a boned aviation parking 2.3 km
- Aviation parking 2.7 km
- Fuel depot 2.9 km
- taxiway 3.5 km
- Su-25 Frogfoot Squadron/regiment 3.7 km
- Radar station 5 km