Ostrov Bolshevik (air base)
| Ostrov Bolshevik о́стров Большеви́к | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: RU-9754[1] | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Ostrov Bolshevik | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 965[2] ft / 294 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 78°35′6″N 100°59′42″E / 78.58500°N 100.99500°ECoordinates: 78°35′6″N 100°59′42″E / 78.58500°N 100.99500°E | ||||||||||
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  Ostrov Bolshevik Location within Russia | |||||||||||
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Ostrov Bolshevik (Russian: о́стров Большеви́к, pronounced [ˈostrəf bəlʲʂɨˈvʲik]) is an airfield on Bolshevik Island in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.[2] and is the fourth most northernmost airfield in Russia. It was probably constructed around 1960,[2] and is among several very large trans-polar airfields for Russia's strategic bomber force that were either abandoned during construction or served limited use.[2] It may have been abandoned during the mid-1960s as Russia's deterrence force shifted from bombers to ICBMs.[2]
See also
- Chekurovka, abandoned Arctic staging base
- Dresba, abandoned Arctic staging base
- Tiksi North, abandoned Arctic staging base
- Tiksi West, abandoned Arctic staging base
References
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