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Michurinsk (air base)

Coordinates: 52°55′6″N 40°21′54″E / 52.91833°N 40.36500°E / 52.91833; 40.36500
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Michurinsk
Michurinsk, Tambov Oblast in Russia
Satellite imagery of Michurinsk air base
Michurinsk is located in Tambov Oblast
Michurinsk
Michurinsk
Shown within Tambov Oblast
Michurinsk is located in Russia
Michurinsk
Michurinsk
Michurinsk (Russia)
Coordinates52°55′6″N 40°21′54″E / 52.91833°N 40.36500°E / 52.91833; 40.36500
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Aerospace Forces
Site history
Built1952 (1952)
In use1952 - present
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: XUWM
Elevation164 metres (538 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
17/35 2,200 metres (7,218 ft) Concrete

Michurinsk (also given as Michurinsk Northwest, and Kozlov (before 1932)) is an air base in Russia located 9 km northwest of Michurinsk. It is the site of a well-maintained military training airfield.

The base is to the 644th Training Aviation Regiment which flies the Aero L-39C Albatros as part of the 786th Aviation Training Centre for the Training of Flight Personnel.[1]

The training unit at Michurinsk is 644 UAP (644th Aviation Training Regiment) equipped with 108 Aero L-29 Delfin aircraft listed as of the early 1990s.[2] It has also been equipped recently with Su-24, Su-25, and MiG-29 aircraft.[3] The 644th Training Aviation Regiment was part of the 786th Training Centre, headquartered at Borisoglebsk, in 2008, according to Kommersant-Vlast.

References

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  1. ^ "Russian Air Force - Michurinsk (UUWM)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16.
  3. ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.