Dzhida (air base)

Dzhida (Russian: Джида) is a former military air base of the Russian Air Force in Dzhidinsky District, Buryatia, Russia. It was located in the town of Dzhida, and featured a large fighter base with small revetment groups scattered around the airfield.

Dzhida
Elaegnus
Dzhida, Buryatia in Russia
Dzhida is located in Republic of Buryatia
Dzhida
Dzhida
Shown within Buryatia
Dzhida is located in Russia
Dzhida
Dzhida
Dzhida (Russia)
Coordinates50°41′0″N 106°8′0″E
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Air Force
Site history
Built1968 (1968)
In use1968 - 2011 (2011)
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: UIID
Elevation600 metres (1,969 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
06L/24R 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete
06R/24L 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Dzhida has been home to:

  • 2 Gv BAP (2nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Sukhoi Su-24M aircraft (1969 - 2010).[1][2]
  • 21 BAP (21st Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Su-24 (1969 - 1983).[3]

The airfield's name has sometimes erroneously appeared as Eleagnus, the Russian form of the Latin name for the plant Elaeagnus, known as dzhida in Russian. The name Dzhida is not derived from the Elaeagnus plant, but from the Buryat language term ƶede, meaning copper.

References

  1. Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
  2. "2nd Guards Orshanskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. "21st Vitebskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 4 December 2022.


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