Zavitinsk (air base)
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Zavitinsk is an air base in Amur Oblast
, Russia
located 9 km northeast of Zavitinsk
. It is a major nuclear bomber base (a sister of Ukrainka
). A revetment area exists on the far side of runway with 18 large stands.
It began operating the Tupolev Tu-16
aircraft late in the 1960s, serving a close/medium range facility as opposed to its long-range sister base Ukrainka.
Units stationed at Zavitinsk include:
Amur Oblast
Amur Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , situated about east of Moscow on the banks of the Amur and Zeya Rivers. It shares its border with the Sakha Republic in the north, Khabarovsk Krai and the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the east, People's Republic of China in the south, and Zabaykalsky...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
located 9 km northeast of Zavitinsk
Zavitinsk
Zavitinsk is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia. Population: It is host to Zavitinsk air base....
. It is a major nuclear bomber base (a sister of Ukrainka
Ukrainka
Ukrainka may refer to one of the following:*Lesya Ukrainka - Ukrainian poetess and writer*Ukrainka - military air base in Russian Far East*Ukrainka, Kiev Oblast - a city in Kiev Oblast, Ukraine...
). A revetment area exists on the far side of runway with 18 large stands.
It began operating the Tupolev Tu-16
Tupolev Tu-16
The Tupolev Tu-16 was a twin-engine jet bomber used by the Soviet Union. It has flown for more than 50 years, and the Chinese license-built Xian H-6 remains in service with the Chinese air force.-Development:...
aircraft late in the 1960s, serving a close/medium range facility as opposed to its long-range sister base Ukrainka.
Units stationed at Zavitinsk include:
- 303 TBAP (303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Tu-16 aircraft beginning in 1955 and upgrading to Tu-16K in 1972, and the Tu-22K around the 1990s .
- Transport (AN-12) beginning 1969.