Koshka Yavr (air base) explained

Koshka Yavr
Type:Military
Operator:Russian Air Force
Location:Zapolyarnyj
Elevation-F:495
Elevation-M:151
R1-Number:01/19
R1-Length-F:9842
R1-Length-M:3000
R1-Surface:Concrete

Koshka Yavr is a Soviet Naval Aviation and Russian Naval Aviation reserve airfield[1] in Murmansk Oblast, Russia located 25 km southeast of Zapolyarny and 83 km west of Murmansk. It was one of nine primary Arctic staging bases for the Tupolev Tu-22M (Backfire) bomber that was in service in the 1980s.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. 197803_VOL. 3 OF 4 VOLUMES ANNUAL INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLOITATION PRODUCTS JANUARY-DECEMBER 1978, CREST: CIA-RDP79T01184A000100030001-6, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170123165859/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80T01355A000100140001-2.pdf STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATIONS RELATED ACTIVITIES SUMMARY REPORT (SANITIZED)