Buturlinovka (air base) explained

Buturlinovka
Ensign:Flag of the Russian Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Buturlinovsky District, Voronezh Oblast
Country:Russia
Type:Air Base
Pushpin Map:Russia Voronezh Oblast#Russia
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Voronezh Oblast
Pushpin Label:Buturlinovka
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Operator:Russian Air Force
Controlledby:6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Used:-present
Elevation:154m (505feet)
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length:2500m (8,200feet)
R1-Surface:Concrete

Buturlinovka is a military air base of the Russian Air Force in Buturlinovsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located 4km (02miles) 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 186th Training Aviation Regiment .
  2. Book: Butowski, Pyotr . Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation, International Air Power Review, Vol 13. AIRtime Publishing, Inc . 2004 .
  3. Web site: http://www.buturlinovka777.ru/fulcrum.html . ru:Аэродром Бутурлиновка . 7 February 2011 . Russian . Buturlinovka Air Base . 8 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190101002915/http://www.buturlinovka777.ru/fulcrum.html . 1 January 2019 . dead .
  4. Book: AirForces Monthly. December 2022. Key Publishing Ltd. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. 33.