Rzhev Air Base

Rzhev
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Russian Air Force
Location	Rzhev
Elevation AMSL	636 ft / 194 m
Coordinates	56°15′36″N 034°24′30″E / 56.26000°N 34.40833°ECoordinates: 56°15′36″N 034°24′30″E / 56.26000°N 34.40833°E
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 8,202 2,500 Concrete

Rzhev (Russian: Ржев) (also given as Ryev, Rzev, Rjzev) is an air base in Tver Oblast, Russia located 5 km east of Rzhev. It was a Tupolev Tu-128 depot airfield during the Cold War, operated by BKhAT (Aviation Equipment Storage Base).^[1] The airfield also had an interceptor role during the 1960s and 1970s with the 23 IAP (23rd Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying Sukhoi Su-9 jets. This regiment was disbanded in the 1980s but was resurrected a decade later at Dzemgi in the Russian Far East.

References

1. "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.