Kamensk-Uralsky (air base) explained

Kamensk-Uralsky
Kamensk-Uralskii/Traviany
Ensign:Flag of the Russian Aerospace Forces.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast
Country:Russia
Type:Air Base
Pushpin Map:Russia Sverdlovsk Oblast#Russia
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Sverdlovsk Oblast
Pushpin Label:Kamensk-Uralsky
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Operator:Russian Aerospace Forces
Controlledby:14th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Used:- present
Icao:XSSU
Elevation:153m (502feet)
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Surface:Concrete

Kamensk-Uralsky, also known as Travyany, is a military air base near the village of Travyanskoye in the vicinity of the city of Kamensk-Uralsky, in the Sverdlovsk Oblast.

From 1948 to 1998(?) it was home to the 605th Training Aviation Regiment (UchSH Li-2(?); Il-28; Tu-124Sh; Tu-134Sh; Tu-16) of the Chelyabinsk Higher Military Aviation School of Navigators.[1]

The base is home to the 17th Guards Army Aviation Brigade.[2]

The call sign for the airfield is 'Welcome' .[3] In December 2018, the aviation brigade station at the base was reorganized and equipped with Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters, around which a new squadron was formed. Previously the base had been equipped with Mi-8 MTV-5 and Mi-8 MTV-5-1.[4] The airport is notable as one of only two units in Russia that deal with the provision of space flights.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/uap/605uap.htm
  2. Web site: Kamensk-Uralskii/Traviany (--). Scramble.nl. 5 December 2022.
  3. Web site: 2016-03-28 . Войсковая часть 45123 (48-я АБ) . 2022-03-28 . Воинские части России . ru-RU.
  4. Web site: 2018-08-13 . На Свердловской авиационной базе сформируют эскадрилью "Крокодилов" . 2022-03-28 . ural.kp.ru . ru.