Severomorsk-2
Severomorsk-2 (also Safonovo-1 (USSR), Murmansk Northeast (US)) is a naval air base in Murmansk Oblast, Russia located 7 km southwest of Severomorsk and just 11 km northeast of Murmansk.
| Severomorsk-2 (after 1965 Safonovo-1)  | |||||||
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| Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast in Russia | |||||||
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  Severomorsk-2 Shown within Murmansk Oblast  Severomorsk-2 Severomorsk-2 (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 69°0′54″N 033°17′30″E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Navy - Russian Naval Aviation | ||||||
| Controlled by | 45th Air and Air Defence Forces Army | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1952 | ||||||
| In use | 1952 - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 77 metres (253 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The primary operator of Severomorsk-2 (after 1965 Safonvo-1) was 403 ODLAP (403rd Independent Long Range Aviation Regiment) operating Beriev Be-12PS search and rescue aircraft. It is a relatively small airfield compared to nearby Severomorsk-1, and was shut down in 1998.
The base was home to the:
- 38th Independent Shipborne Anti-Submarine Helicopter Regiment between 1981 and 1993.[1]
- 912th Independent Transport Aviation Regiment until 1960[2]
- 830th Independent Shipborne Anti-Submarine Helicopter Regiment between 1960 and 2001.[3]
- 524th Fighter Aviation Regiment VVS VMF between 1952 and 1960.[4]
In mid-2022, Admiral Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev announced that the air base would be reconstructed.[5]
References
- "38th independent Shipborne Anti-Submarine Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- "912th independent Transport Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- "830th independent Shipborne Anti-Submarine Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- "524th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- Nilsen, Thomas (15 June 2022). "Russia to Revive Abandoned Arctic Military Airport". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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