Andreapol (air base)

Andreapol is an air base in Tver Oblast, Russia located 3 km east of Andreapol. It was built as an interceptor aircraft base. It was home to the 28th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (28 Gv IAP), which flew MiG-23P aircraft in the early 1990s[1] and soon acquired MiG-29 aircraft.[2]

Andreapol

Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Air Force
ServesAndreapol
BuiltUnknown
In useUnknown-Present
Elevation AMSL751 ft / 229 m
Coordinates56°38′36″N 032°18′48″E
Map
Andreapol
Location in Tver Oblast, Russia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
00/00 8,202 2,500 Concrete

In 1994 to Andreapol were transferred part of the personnel and aircraft 773rd Guards Fighter Regiment, who joined the 28th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment. In 2003, during runway repairs at Kubinka the aerobatic teams Russian Knights and Swifts were relocated to Andreapol.

A MiG-29 crashed on May 12, 2005 near the air base.

The 28th Regiment disbanded probably in 2009.

As of 2019, the Air Base is reported as being closed, or at least "inactive".[3]

References

  1. "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
  2. Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
  3. https://maps.aopa.ru/#lon/32.312680/lat/56.641796/z/14/ll/avs/bl/gm/p/34/mode/r


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