Zernograd air base explained

Zernograd
Ensign:Flag of the Russian Aerospace Forces.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Native Name:Зерноград
Location:Zernograd, Rostov Oblast
Country:Russia
Type:Air Base
Pushpin Map:Russia Rostov Oblast#Russia
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Rostov Oblast
Pushpin Label:Zernograd
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Operator:Russian Aerospace Forces
Controlledby:4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Used:1969 - present
Icao:URRG
Elevation:89m (292feet)
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length:2500m (8,200feet)
R1-Surface:Concrete

Zernograd is an airbase of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Zernograd, Rostov Oblast, Russia.

The base is home to the 16th Army Aviation Brigade.[1]

106th Training Aviation Regiment between 1969 and 1995.[2]

286th independent Helicopter Squadron for Electronic Warfare between 1992 and 1998.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Russian Air Force - Zernograd (URRG). Scramble.nl. 19 December 2022.
  2. Web site: 106th Training Aviation Regiment. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 19 December 2022.
  3. Web site: 286th independent Helicopter Squadron for Electronic Warfare. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 19 December 2022.