Dzhida (air base) explained

Dzhida
Elaegnus
Ensign:Flag of the Russian Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Dzhida, Buryatia
Country:Russia
Type:Air Base
Pushpin Map:Russia Buryatia#Russia
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Buryatia
Pushpin Label:Dzhida
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Operator:Russian Air Force
Used:1968 -
Icao:UIID
Elevation:600m (2,000feet)
R1-Number:06L/24R
R1-Length:2500m (8,200feet)
R1-Surface:Concrete
R2-Number:06R/24L
R2-Length:2500m (8,200feet)
R2-Surface:Concrete

Dzhida (Russian: Джида) is a former military air base of the Russian Air Force in Dzhidinsky District, Buryatia, Russia. It was located in the town of Dzhida, and featured a large fighter base with small revetment groups scattered around the airfield.

Dzhida has been home to:

The airfield's name has sometimes erroneously appeared as Eleagnus, the Russian form of the Latin name for the plant Elaeagnus, known as dzhida in Russian. The name Dzhida is not derived from the Elaeagnus plant, but from the Buryat language term ƶede, meaning copper.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Butowski, Pyotr . Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation . AIRtime Publishing, Inc . 2004 .
  2. Web site: 2nd Guards Orshanskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Bomber Aviation Regiment. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 4 December 2022.
  3. Web site: 21st Vitebskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Bomber Aviation Regiment. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 4 December 2022.