Kamensk-Uralsky (air base)

Kamensk-Uralsky, also known as Travyany, is a military air base near the village of Travyanskoye in the vicinity of the city of Kamensk-Uralsky, in the Sverdlovsk Oblast.

Kamensk-Uralsky
Kamensk-Uralskii/Traviany
Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia
Kamensk-Uralsky is located in Sverdlovsk Oblast
Kamensk-Uralsky
Kamensk-Uralsky
Shown within Sverdlovsk Oblast
Kamensk-Uralsky is located in Russia
Kamensk-Uralsky
Kamensk-Uralsky
Kamensk-Uralsky (Russia)
Coordinates56°26′12″N 061°59′12″E
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Aerospace Forces
Controlled by14th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Site history
In use- present
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: XSSU
Elevation153 metres (502 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
11/29  Concrete

From 1948 to 1998(?) it was home ot the 605th Training Aviation Regiment (UchSH Li-2(?); Il-28; Tu-124Sh; Tu-134Sh; Tu-16) of the Chelyabinsk Higher Military Aviation School of Navigators.[1]

The base is home to the 17th Guards Army Aviation Brigade.[2]

The call sign for the airfield is 'Welcome' (Russian: Радушный).[3] In December 2018, the aviation brigade station at the base was reorganized and equipped with Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters, around which a new squadron was formed. Previously the base had been equipped with Mi-8 MTV-5 and Mi-8 MTV-5-1.[4] The airport is notable as one of only two units in Russia that deal with the provision of space flights.[3]

References

  1. https://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/uap/605uap.htm
  2. "Kamensk-Uralskii/Traviany (--)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. "Войсковая часть 45123 (48-я АБ)". Воинские части России (in Russian). 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  4. "На Свердловской авиационной базе сформируют эскадрилью "Крокодилов"". ural.kp.ru (in Russian). 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
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