Horodok Air Base Explained

Horodok
Nativename-A:Авіабаза «Городок»
Pushpin Map:Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Horodok Air Base in Ukraine
Pushpin Label:Horodok
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Military
Operator:Ukrainian Air Force
Location:Horodok
Elevation-F:896
Elevation-M:273
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:3894
R1-Length-M:1187
R1-Surface:Concrete

Horodok Air Base (Ukrainian: Авіабаза «Городок») (also known as Gorodok Air Base, Cherlyany Air Base, and Cherlyane Air Base) was an air base in Ukraine located 5 km southeast of Horodok. It was a fighter base with revetted areas, 26 km southwest of Lviv.

The base was home to the:

During the 1970s or early 1980s it hosted a regiment of Sukhoi Su-24 (Fencer) aircraft.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3rd Guards Rostov-Donskiy Red Banner Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 20 November 2022.
  2. Book: Mason, R. A. . Aircraft, Strategy and Operations of the Soviet Air Force . Jane's Publishing Company Limited . 1986 . 0-7106-0373-8 . registration .