Kryvyi Rih Dolhintseve[1] Dolgintsevo[2] | |
Ensign: | Ensign of the Ukrainian Air Force.svg |
Ensign Size: | 90px |
Country: | Ukraine |
Type: | Air Base |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine # Europe |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Ukraine |
Pushpin Label: | Kryvyi Rih |
Ownership: | Ministry of Defence |
Operator: | Ukrainian Air Force |
Garrison: |
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Elevation: | 10m (30feet) |
R1-Number: | 18/36 |
R1-Length: | 2500m (8,200feet) |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Kryvyi Rih (during the USSR period was also called in Russian: link=no|'''Krivoy Rog''') is a Ukrainian Air Force airbase located near Kryvyi Rih city in south-central Ukraine.
The base was home to the 16th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment of the Soviet Air Forces between 1964 and 1979 with the Antonov An-12.[3] along with the 363rd Military-Transport Aviation Regiment between 1946 and 1992 with the Ilyushin Il-76MD.[4]
In 2017, in view of the funding and position on increasing combat capabilities, the Air Force Command decided to restore the airfield. Now [in 2018] "Kryvyi Rih" is ready to receive all aircraft types that are in service.
On 19 September 2023, Russian sources claimed that a ZALA Lancet conducted a strike against a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 fighter stationed at Krivoi Rog, some 70 km from front line on the Dnieper River. The MiG was reportedly hit near the cockpit.[5]