Severomorsk-2 (after 1965 Safonovo-1) | |
Ensign: | Naval ensign of Russia.svg |
Ensign Size: | 90px |
Location: | Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast |
Country: | Russia |
Type: | Air Base |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Murmansk Oblast#Russia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Murmansk Oblast |
Pushpin Label: | Severomorsk-2 |
Ownership: | Ministry of Defence |
Operator: | Russian Navy - Russian Naval Aviation |
Controlledby: | 45th Air and Air Defence Forces Army |
Used: | 1952 - present |
Elevation: | 77m (253feet) |
R1-Number: | 15/33 |
R1-Length: | 1900m (6,200feet) |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Severomorsk-2 (also Safonovo-1 (USSR), Murmansk Northeast (US)) is a naval air base in Murmansk Oblast, Russia located 7 km southwest of Severomorsk and just 11 km northeast of Murmansk.
The primary operator of Severomorsk-2 (after 1965 Safonvo-1) was 403 ODLAP (403rd Independent Long Range Aviation Regiment) operating Beriev Be-12PS search and rescue aircraft. It is a relatively small airfield compared to nearby Severomorsk-1, and was shut down in 1998.
The base was home to the:
In mid-2022, Admiral Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev announced that the air base would be reconstructed.[5]