Severomorsk-3 (air base)

Severomorsk-3 (also referred to as Malyavr or Murmansk Northeast) is an air base of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is located 28 kilometers (17 mi) east of Murmansk, next to Lake Malyavr in the west of the Kola Peninsula.

Severomorsk-3
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorRussian Navy (Northern Fleet)
LocationMurmansk Oblast, Russia
Elevation AMSL564 ft / 172 m
Coordinates68°52′0″N 033°43′0″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 8,202 2,500 Concrete

In the late 1950s, Severomorsk-3 was an operating location for Tupolev Tu-16 Badger medium bombers and featured an 8200 ft (2500 m) concrete runway.[1][2] In 1970 and 1971 Tu-16 jets in Egyptian Air Force markings were observed conducting training flights at Severomorsk-3.[3][4] During the 1970s the airfield was designated as a Yakovlev Yak-38 Forger base for the Murmansk area whenever its parent Kiev-class aircraft carrier was in port.[5] Extensive Marston Mat planking was laid at the base in the late 1970s to support the Yak-38's VTOL requirements.[5]

After the USSR's breakup, the main operator of Severomorsk-3 was the 279th Independent Naval Shturmovik Aviation Regiment (279 OMShAP), operating at least 41 Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft in 1992, with 4 Su-25UB and 5 Su-25UTG trainers, plus 27 Yakovlev Yak-38 and 1 Yak-38U aircraft.[6] The unit changed its name to the 279th Independent Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiment (279 OKIAP) sometime between 1992 and 2016 and it made up of two fighter and one training squadrons operating the Sukhoi Su-33, Sukhoi Su-27UB & Su-25UTG.[7]

The 100th Independent Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiment (100th OKIAP) is based here and made up of two fighter squadrons operating the Mikoyan MiG-29KR/KUBR.[7]

The Russian Navy's ZEVS-ELF Transmitter is located directly south of Severomorsk-3.

See also

References
  1. THE SOVIET ARCTIC, CIA-RDP79T01018A000300010001-0, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, July 1, 1959.
  2. OAK - PART 1 MISSION 1008-2: 14-17 JULY 1964, National Photographic Information Center, Washington DC, 1964. (NOTE: Filed incorrectly in CIA CREST as "SOVIETS CONTINUING THEIR EXPANSION OF VLF COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES")
  3. THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 DECEMBER 1970, CIA CREST 0005977833, December 4, 1970.
  4. THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 MAY 1971, CIA CREST 0005992627, May 25, 1971.
  5. CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AT SOVIET FORGER-RELATED AIRFIELDS, CIA-RDP80T01782R000300300001-1, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, November 1, 1980.
  6. "Aviatsiya VMF". Aviabaza KPOI.
  7. AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. December 2016. p. 86.


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