Khanskaya Maykop | |
Ensign: | Flag of the Russian Aerospace Forces.svg |
Ensign Size: | 90px |
Location: | Maykop, Adygea |
Country: | Russia |
Type: | Air Base |
Coordinates: | 44.68°N 40.0383°W |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Adygea#Russia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Adygea |
Pushpin Label: | Khanskaya |
Ownership: | Ministry of Defence |
Operator: | Russian Aerospace Forces |
Used: | - present |
Icao: | URKH |
Elevation: | 183m (600feet) |
R1-Number: | 04/22 |
R1-Length: | 2500m (8,200feet) |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Khanskaya is a Russian Aerospace Forces air base located on the north-west of Maykop, Russia. The airport was used also for civil aviation up to 2009.
The base is home to the 761st Training Aviation Regiment which flies the Aero L-39C Albatros under the 783rd Aviation Training Centre for the Training of Flight Personnel.[1]
The regiment moved here during 1991.[2]
Khanskaya air base was reportedly home to the 272nd Training Aviation Regiment.[3]
On 10 October 2024, a Ukrainian drone attack targeted the Khanskaya airbase causing a fire detected by NASA's FIRMS.[3]