Chkalovsky (air base)

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Chkalovsky Чкаловский
AMSL		499 ft / 152 m
Coordinates	55°52′42″N 038°03′42″E / 55.87833°N 38.06167°E / 55.87833; 38.06167
Map
CKL Location relative to Moscow
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12R/30L 3,000 9,842 Concrete
Source: Aviapages.ru[1]

Chkalovsky (IATA: CKL^[2], ICAO: UUMU^[1]) is a military air base near Shchyolkovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located 31 km northeast of Moscow.^{[citation needed]}

The airport name is also given as Chkalovskoye. The facility should not be confused with Kaliningrad Chkalovsk or Omsk Chkalovsk airfields.

History

In 1929, a decision was made to create a new flight test base of Soviet significance near Moscow. The largest

In 1932-35, the state flight testing institute was relocated here from Khodynka, the Central Airfield. A reorganisation in December 1960 saw most testing arrangements moved to Akhtubinsk in Astrakhan Oblast.

After the German Operation Barbarossa invasion began in 1941, three fighter aviation regiments (401, 402, 403), two dive bomber regiments (410, 411), two heavy bomber regiments (420, 421), an assault regiment (430), a reconnaissance squadron, as well as three airfield service battalions (760,761,762) were formed at Chkalovsky.

The base provides air support for

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