Ukkurey (air base)

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Ukurey
AMSL		1,900 ft / 579 m
Coordinates	52°20′0″N 116°50′0″E / 52.33333°N 116.83333°E / 52.33333; 116.83333
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Ukurey Location in Far Eastern Federal District Show map of Far Eastern Federal District Ukurey Ukurey (Russia) Show map of Russia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 9,842 3,000 Concrete

Ukurey (also Komsomolsk and Areda) is an air base in Chitinskaja Oblast, Russia located 24 km southwest of Chernyshevsk. It is a medium-size base with 2 parallel taxiways, tarmacs, and 12 revetments. From 1967-93, it hosted a Military Transport Aviation regiment, from 1989 with Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft.^[1]

It was home to 193 Gv ORAP (193rd Guards Independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment) flying

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