Kupino (air base)
Kupino is a military air base in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. It is located 4 km southeast of the town of the same name. It largely served the interceptor air defense role for the Soviet Air Force.
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 368 ft / 112 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°21′04″N 077°21′21″E | ||||||||||
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  Kupino Location in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia | |||||||||||
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Kupino was initially observed in the late 1950s by Western Lockheed U-2 overflights. A 1966 satellite mission identified 30 Sukhoi Su-9 (Fishpot), confirming its role as an interceptor base, as well as first-generation interceptors that included 16 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 and 9 Yakovlev Yak-25.[1] An air warning radar facility was identified 1 mile northwest of the runway.[1]
Kupino continued to operate the Su-9 into the 1970s.[2] The regiment replaced it in 1980 with the MiG-23P (Flogger-G).[2]
The base was reportedly closed after the Cold War and the aviation regiment was disbanded.
References
- CABLE TO DIRNSA FROM NPIC, September 1966, CREST: CIA-RDP78B04558A001400030063-5, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
- PHASEOUT OF FISHPOT IN APVO STRANYY AIRFIELDS USSR, February 1981, CREST: CIA-RDP81T00380R000100980001-5, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.