Pugachyov (air base) explained

Pugachyov
Ensign:Flag of the Russian Aerospace Forces.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Native Name:Пугачёв
Location:Pugachyov, Saratov Oblast
Country:Russia
Type:Air Base
Pushpin Map:Russia Saratov Oblast#Russia
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Saratov Oblast
Pushpin Label:Pugachyov
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Operator:Russian Aerospace Forces
Used:1953 - present
Elevation:36m (118feet)
H1-Number:11L/29R
H1-Length:2300m (7,500feet)
H1-Surface:Concrete
H2-Number:11R/29L
H2-Length:2300m (7,500feet)
H2-Surface:Concrete

Pugachyov (also Pugachyov Southeast) is an air base in Saratov Oblast, Russia located 2 km north of Pugachyov. It is a minor but well-maintained military airfield.

Under the Soviet Union it was a civilian airfield.[1]

Until October 2011 it was the base of the Russian 626th helicopter regiment.[2]

The base is home to the 626th Training Helicopter Regiment as part of the Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/russia/Pugachev.htm
  2. Web site: City bade farewell to the regiment . pugachjov.ru . October 17, 2011 . May 18, 2012.
  3. Web site: Russian Air Force - Pugachov (UWSP). Scramble.nl. 11 December 2022.