Khanskaya (ICAO: URKH) is a Russian Aerospace Forces air base located on the north-west of Maykop, Russia. The airport was used also for civil aviation up to 2009.
| Khanskaya Maykop  | |||||||
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| Maykop, Adygea in Russia | |||||||
 Satellite imagery of Khanskaya air base | |||||||
  Khanskaya Shown within Adygea  Khanskaya Khanskaya (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 44°40′48″N 40°02′18″E / 44.68000°N 40.03833°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: URKH | ||||||
| Elevation | 183 metres (600 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The base is home to the 761st Training Aviation Regiment which flies the Aero L-39C Albatros under the 783rd Aviation Training Centre for the Training of Flight Personnel.[1]
The regiment moved here during 1991.[2]
As of October 2024[update] Khanskaya air base was reportedly home to the 272nd Training Aviation Regiment.[3]
On 10 October 2024, a Ukrainian drone attack targeted the Khanskaya airbase causing a fire detected by NASA's FIRMS.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Russian Air Force - Maykop (URKM)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "761st Polotskiy orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Training Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ a b Abbey Fenbert (2024-10-10). "Drones hit military airfield in Russia's Republic of Adygea, Russian media claims". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 2024-10-10.