Rtishchevo (air base) explained

Rtishchevo
Ensign:Flag of the Russian Aerospace Forces.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Native Name:Ртищево
Location:Rtishchevo, Saratov Oblast
Country:Russia
Type:Air Base
Pushpin Map:Russia Saratov Oblast#Russia
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Saratov Oblast
Pushpin Label:Rtishchevo
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Operator:Russian Aerospace Forces
Used:- present
Icao:XWPR
Elevation:205m (673feet)
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length:2000m (7,000feet)
R1-Surface:Concrete

Rtishchevo is an air base in Russia located 6 km northwest of Rtishchevo. It is a Let L-410UVP-E Turbolet training base. Very few structures exist near the airfield.

The base is home to the 666th Training Aviation Regiment of the 786th Aviation Training Centre for the Training of Flight Personnel.[1]

Michael Holm's data as of 2011 appears to suggest that Rtischchevo as of 1990 was home to the 666th Training Aviation Regiment of the Balashov Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots, subordinated to the Air Forces of the Volga-Ural Military District.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Russian Air Force - Rtishchevo (UWPR). Scramble.nl. 11 December 2022.
  2. Michael Holm, Balashov Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots, accessed August 2011