Tapa Airfield

Tapa Airfield (ICAO: EETA) is an unused air base in Estonia located 3 km (1.9 mi) southwest of Tapa. During the Cold War it was home to 656 IAP (656th Interceptor Aviation Regiment).

Tapa Airfield

Tapa lennuväli
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorEstonian Air Force
LocationTapa
Elevation AMSL331 ft / 101 m
Coordinates59°14′06″N 025°57′06″E
Map
EETA
Location in Estonia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,500 8,202 Concrete
Sources: Forgotten Airfields[1][2]

Tapa's interceptor regiment initially operated the Sukhoi Su-9 (Fishpot) in the 1960s and 1970s.[3] This aircraft was replaced in 1978 with the MiG-23M (Flogger-B).[3]

In 1987, interceptor aircraft were dispatched from Tapa to intercept Mathias Rust's Cessna 172 in a famous Cold War incident.[4]

See also

References

  1. Tapa Airfield at Forgotten Airfields
  2. EETA at Airport Guide (elevation)
  3. PHASEOUT OF FISHPOT IN APVO STRANYY AIRFIELDS USSR, February 1981, CREST: CIA-RDP81T00380R000100980001-5, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
  4. LeCompte, Tom (July 2005). "The Notorious Flight of Mathias Rust, Air & Space Magazine". Archived from the original on 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2008-09-04.


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