Buturlinovka (air base)
Buturlinovka | |||||||
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| Buturlinovsky District, Voronezh Oblast in Russia | |||||||
 Satellite imagery of Buturlinovka air base | |||||||
  Buturlinovka Shown within Voronezh Oblast  Buturlinovka Buturlinovka (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 50°47′30″N 40°36′40″E / 50.79167°N 40.61111°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | 6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | -present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 154 metres (505 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Buturlinovka is a military air base of the Russian Air Force in Buturlinovsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) south of the town of Buturlinovka, and has housing for around one dozen fighter aircraft.
History
From 1952 the base housed the 186th Training Aviation Regiment (186-й учебный авиационный полк (186-й уап)) from the 1970s flying the MiG-21.[1] In October 1990 the regiment became a Instructional Shturmovik Aviation Regiment operating 45 Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft. It was then was renamed the 899th Orshansky Guards Assault Aviation Regiment of the 16th Air Army operating Su-25s until the unit disbanded on 1 December 2009, after which the airbase was left vacant.[2]
It remained an air commandant's office until June 2014, when it was announced that the 899th Orshansky Guards would be re-established by 2017.
During 2011, the Mikoyan MiG-29's stationed at Kursk Vostochny Airport were temporarily based at Buturlinovka for a year due to runway repairs.[3] From December 2013, the airfield temporarily accommodated the 47th Voronezh Mixed Aviation Regiment from Voronezh Malshevo during the repair of the runway.
From April 2022 some Russian military aircraft deployed to bases in Belarus moved to this base as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine such as the 277th Bomber Aviation Regiment which deployed to Lida (air base) from their home base at Komsomolsk-on-Amur Airport.[4]
References
- ^ "186th Training Aviation Regiment".
- ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation, International Air Power Review, Vol 13. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
- ^ Аэродром Бутурлиновка [Buturlinovka Air Base] (in Russian). 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. December 2022. p. 33.