Siversky | |
Ensign: | Flag of the Russian Air Force.svg |
Ensign Size: | 90px |
Location: | Siversky, Leningrad Oblast |
Country: | Russia |
Type: | Air Base |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Leningrad Oblast#Russia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Leningrad Oblast |
Pushpin Label: | Siversky |
Ownership: | Ministry of Defence |
Operator: | Russian Air Force |
Used: | 1955 - |
Icao: | ULLS |
Elevation: | 104m (341feet) |
R1-Number: | 05/23 |
R1-Length: | 2500m (8,200feet) |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Siversky (also Ziverskaya) is an air base in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 2 km northwest of Siversky. It is a small airfield 65 km south of Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) and is home to the 67th Bomber Aviation Regiment, flying Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft.[1] According to Natural Resources Defense Council it has served as a nuclear bomber base. A United States joint military inspection was conducted at the base on February 11, 1992, which confirmed a Su-24 presence.
Jet fighter aircraft were reported at Siversky as early as 1955.[2] During the 1960s Siversky had as many as 77 fighter jets based at the airfield[3] while a 1967 reconnaissance mission only revealed three aircraft.[4] By 1980 Siversky was home to a Mikoyan MiG-27M regiment.[5]