Chekurovka (air base) explained

Chekurovka
Ensign:Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Native Name:Chekurovku, Chekurovke, Чекуровка
Location:Tiksi, Sakha
Country:Russia
Type:Air Base
Pushpin Map:Russia Sakha Republic#Russia
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Sakha Republic
Pushpin Label:Chekurovka
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Operator:Soviet Air Forces
Used:1960-
Icao:ZAR3
Elevation:248m (814feet)[1]
R1-Number:01/19[2]
R1-Length:3500m (11,500feet)
R1-Surface:Concrete

Chekurovka was an Arctic military airfield in Sakha Republic, Russia located 89 km southwest of Tiksi. It is a remote, large bomber staging base that was either abandoned during construction or commissioned for emergency use. It was probably built around 1960 as a forward deployment base for the Soviet Union's strategic bomber force and abandoned shortly afterward. Its status and condition are unknown.

Reconnaissance imagery showed that two aircraft were observed on the air base in 1968.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.airportsearch.org/RU-0020/Chekurovka-Air-Base.html Chekurovka
  2. http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/russia/Chekurovka.htm Chekurovka
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20170122214143/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78B04549A000500010022-2.pdf CABLE, CIA-RDP78B04549A000500010022-2