Khanskaya (air base)
| Khanskaya Maykop | |||||||
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| Maykop, Adygea in Russia | |||||||
Satellite imagery of Khanskaya air base | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
Khanskaya Shown within Adygea Khanskaya Khanskaya (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 44°40′48″N 40°02′18″E / 44.68000°N 40.03833°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: URKH | ||||||
| Elevation | 183 metres (600 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Khanskaya (ICAO: URKH) is a Russian Aerospace Forces air base located on the north-west of Maykop, Russia in the Adygea Republic. The airport was used also for civil aviation up to 2009.
The base is home to the 761st Training Aviation Regiment which flies the Aero L-39C Albatros under the 783rd Aviation Training Centre for the Training of Flight Personnel.[1]
The regiment moved here during 1991.[2]
In 2010, the authorities of Adygea proposed the reconstruction of the airfield using funds from the Russian federal budget.[3]
As of October 2024 Khanskaya air base was reportedly home to the 272nd Training Aviation Regiment.[4]
On 10 October 2024, a Ukrainian drone attack targeted the Khanskaya airbase causing a fire detected by NASA's FIRMS.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Russian Air Force - Maykop (URKM)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "761st Polotskiy orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Training Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Власти Адыгеи ищут пути сохранения деятельности и развития аэропорта Майкоп в станице Ханской".
- ^ a b Abbey Fenbert (2024-10-10). "Drones hit military airfield in Russia's Republic of Adygea, Russian media claims". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 2024-10-10.