Severny | |
Type: | Military |
Operator: | Russian Air Force |
Location: | Orsk |
Elevation-F: | 850 |
Elevation-M: | 259 |
R1-Length-F: | 11483 |
R1-Length-M: | 3500 |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Severny is an air base in Russia located 200 km east of Orsk.[1] It was a 1960s-era bomber base. The facility is mostly plowed under but 8 large pads are noted. It is located only 3 km from the Kazakhstan border to east.
Severny (meaning "North", Russian: Северный) is also an airport in Smolensk Oblast,[2] the site of the 10 April 2010 crash of the Polish flight which killed the Polish President and approximately 95 other passengers.