Kacha (air base) explained

Kacha
Ensign:File:Naval ensign of Russia.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Kacha, Sevastopol, Crimea
Country:Ukraine
Type:Air Base
Pushpin Map:Crimea#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Crimea
Pushpin Label:Kacha
Operator:Russian Navy - Russian Naval Aviation
Controlledby:Black Sea Fleet
Used:1945 - present
Elevation:45m (148feet)
R1-Number:03/21
R1-Length:1970m (6,460feet)
R1-Surface:Concrete

Kacha is an airbase of the Russian Black Sea Fleet located in Kacha, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine.

The base is used by the 318th Independent Composite Aviation Regiment flying the Antonov An-26KPA, Beriev Be-12 and the Tupolev Tu-134A and the 25th Independent Shipborne Anti-submarine Helicopter Regiment which flies the Mil Mi-8, Kamov Ka-27 and the Kamov Ka-29.[1] [2]

The base was used by the:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kacha. Scramble.nl. 17 November 2022.
  2. Web site: 872nd independent Shipborne Anti-Submarine Helicopter Regiment. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 1 January 2023.
  3. Web site: 53rd Dombrovskiy order of Aleksandr Nevskiy Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 1 January 2023.
  4. Web site: 306th Fighter Aviation Regiment. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 1 January 2023.
  5. Web site: 859th Training Center for Naval Aviation. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 1 January 2023.