Gromovo (air base) explained

Gromovo
Gromovo-Sakkola
Ensign:Flag of the Russian Aerospace Forces.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Native Name:Громово
Location:Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast
Country:Russia
Type:Air Base
Coordinates:60.7133°N 30.1117°W
Pushpin Map:Russia Leningrad Oblast#Russia
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Leningrad Oblast
Pushpin Label:Gromovo
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Operator:Russian Aerospace Forces
Controlledby:6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Used:1953 - present
Footnotes:RU-2249
Icao:ULLJ
Elevation:70m (230feet)
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length:2500m (8,200feet)
R1-Surface:Concrete

Gromovo is a airbase of the Russian Aerospace Forces located at Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

The base was home to the 180th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Leningrad Special Air Defence Army and then 6th Independent Air Defence Army between 1953 and 2002.[1] It received the Mikoyan MiG-31 (ASCC: Foxhound) in 1988. It is currently home to the 33rd Independent Transport Composite Aviation Regiment.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 180th Guards Stalingradskiy Red Banner Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 5 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Gromovo (ULLJ). Scramble.nl. 5 December 2022.