Chernyakhovsk (air base)

Coordinates: 54°36′6″N 021°46′54″E / 54.60167°N 21.78167°E / 54.60167; 21.78167
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Chernyakhovsk
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06/24 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Chernyakhovsk Air Base (

military air base of the Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet, located 4 km south-west of the city of Chernyakhovsk in Kaliningrad Oblast
,
nuclear bomber base by a Natural Resources Defense Council
study.

The base is home to the 4th Guards Naval Attack Aviation Regiment which uses the Sukhoi Su-30SM (ASCC: Flanker-H), and Sukhoi Su-24M (ASCC: Fencer-D) under the 34th Composite Aviation Division.[1]

One of the main regiments at the base was the 4th Guards Maritime Assault Aviation Regiment, known up until 1989 as the 4th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment. The 4th Guards was formed from 31st Bomber Aviation Regiment on 6 December 1941. The regiment moved into the base from nearby

Yak-28, 1964–1974, the Sukhoi Su-24 'Fencer,' 1974-1987 (up to 29 examples flown),[3] and the Su-24M, 1987–2004. The regiment was assigned to the 30th Air Army, from July 1964 - July 1968, the 132nd Bomber Aviation Division
from July 1968 - 12.89, the 132nd Maritime Assault Aviation Division, 12.89 - 1994, and the Baltic Fleet from 1994 - 2004.

The airfield was also home to 15 ODRAP (15th Independent Long-Range Reconnaissance Regiment). A few sources cite the airfield as being a Tupolev Tu-16 base during the 1960s or 1970s.

Sukhoi Su-27 fighters were spotted during 2015 at the base.[4]

References

  1. ^ "6th Air and Air Defence Army - Russian Naval Aviation - Baltic Sea Fleet". Eastern Orbat. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ Michael Holm, 4th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment, accessed August 2011
  3. ^ "Aviatsiya VMF". Aviabaza KPOI.
  4. ^ "Video provides behind the scenes look at the Russian Su-27 Flanker operations in the Baltic area". 20 April 2015.

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