Horodnia Air Base Explained

Horodnia
Icao:UKRG
Type:Military
Operator:Soviet Air Forces
Location:Horodnia, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
Elevation-F:489
Elevation-M:149
R1-Length-F:8202
R1-Length-M:2500
R1-Surface:Concrete

Horodnia (also Gorodnya, Horodnya, Horodnye, or Gorodnye) was a flight training air base in Ukraine located 4 km east of Horodnia.

It was home to the 703rd Training Aviation Regiment flying 101 Aero L-39 Albatros, "C" model. The 703rd Training Aviation Regiment moved from Uman to Gorodnya in 1965; it formed part of the Chernigov Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots (17th Air Army/Air Forces of the Kyiv Military District). The regiment was taken over by Ukraine in early 1992.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 703rd Training Aviation Regiment . Soviet Armed Forces Order of Battle and Organisation . 2022-09-18.