Danilovo | |
Ensign: | Flag of the Strategic Missile Forces.png |
Ensign Size: | 90px |
Location: | Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El |
Country: | Russia |
Type: | Air Base |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Mari El#Russia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Mari El |
Pushpin Label: | Danilovo |
Ownership: | Ministry of Defence |
Operator: | Strategic Rocket Forces |
Used: | 1952 - present |
Icao: | XWKD |
Elevation: | 117m (384feet) |
R1-Number: | 16/32 |
R1-Length: | 2350m (7,710feet) |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Danilovo is an air base in Mari El Republic, Russia located 11 km east of Yoshkar-Ola. It was a small interceptor aircraft airfield, now used by a Helicopter Squadron of the Missile forces.
The base is currently home to the 108th independent Helicopter Squadron[1] of the 14th Kievsko-Zhitomirskaya order of Kutuzov Missile Division[2] of the 27th Guards Vitebskaya Red Banner Missile Army.[3]
The base was home to the 681st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO between 1952 and 1994.[4]