Klokovo air base explained

Klokovo
Tula
Ensign:Flag of the Russian Aerospace Forces.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Tula, Tula Oblast
Country:Russia
Type:Air Base
Pushpin Map:Russia Tula Oblast#Russia
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Tula Oblast
Pushpin Label:Klokovo
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Operator:Russian Aerospace Forces
Used:1946 - present
Iata:TYA
Elevation:219m (719feet)
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length:1850m (6,070feet)
R1-Surface:Concrete

Klokovo (Russian: Клоково) is an air base in Russia on north fringe of Tula. It has been home to 374 OVTAP (374th Independent Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying Ilyushin Il-76 (ASCC: Candid) and Antonov An-22 (ASCC: Cock) large cargo planes, of the 12th Military Transport Aviation Division "Mginskaya Red Banner".[1]

A scholastic regiment of Tambov military aircraft school (Aero L-29 Delfín (ASCC: Maya)) was based there. The runway was used by the military together with a civil airport, which closed in 1992.

The base was used by the 374th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment between 1946 and 1975[2] and is currently home to the 490th Independent Helicopter Regiment.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK . Brinkster.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120316065546/http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sssr-89-91/vvs/add.htm . 2012-03-16 .
  2. Web site: 374th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 8 December 2022.
  3. Web site: 490th independent Helicopter Regiment. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 8 December 2022.