Lakhta air base
| Arkhangelsk Lakhta | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Russian Navy | ||||||||||
| Location | Arkhangelsk | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 102 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 64°23′0″N 40°43′0″E / 64.38333°N 40.71667°ECoordinates: 64°23′0″N 40°43′0″E / 64.38333°N 40.71667°E | ||||||||||
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Lakhta (also described as Kholm, Katunino, Novodvinsk, Lahta, or Pervomaysk) is a naval air base in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia located 22 km southeast of Arkhangelsk. It was home to 574 MRAP (574th Naval Missile-carrying Aviation Regiment) flying Tupolev Tu-16 and Tupolev Tu-22M bombers.[1] It is capable of nuclear weapons storage. By 2000, Google Earth high-resolution imagery indicated that operations at Lakhta have been scaled back significantly or closed; only two Tupolev Tu-22M bombers are found.
References
- ↑ "Aviatsiya VMF". Aviabaza KPOI.
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