Oryol Yuzhny Airport Explained

Yuzhny Airport
Nativename-A:Аэропорт Южный
Iata:OEL
Icao:UUOR
Type:Public
Location:Oryol
Elevation-F:656
Elevation-M:200
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-F:8202
R1-Length-M:2500
R1-Surface:Asphalt

Yuzhny Airport is an airport in Russia located 6 km southwest of Oryol. It services small transports and has a considerable general aviation presence.

From the 1950s to the 1970s, it was a military airbase, with the based 472nd Fighter Aviation Regiment (PVO) flying respectively the Yak-17, MiG-15, MiG-17 and MiG-19.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://wikimapia.org/20824454/ru/Бывшие-военные-склады . ru:Бывшие военные склады . Former military barracks . Russian.