Lakhta air base
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| Lakhta Katunino  | |||||||
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| Novodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia | |||||||
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| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Navy - Russian Naval Aviation | ||||||
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| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1956 | ||||||
| In use | 1956 - 2002 | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 31 metres (102 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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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 Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment) flying Tupolev Tu-16 and Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers.[1][2] It is capable of nuclear weapons storage.
By 2006 Google Earth showed only two Tu-22M bombers, which were removed shortly afterward. Panoramio photos taken in 2010 show an auto rally on the old runway and extensive overgrowth, indicating the facility was abandoned in the mid or late 2000s.
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