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{{short description|Former Russian air base}}
{{Infobox Airport
{{Infobox military installation
| name = Vatega (Onega Andozero)
| name = Vatega<BR>Onega Andozero
| nativename =
| ensign = Flag of the Russian Air Force.svg
| nativename-a = Ватега авиабазы
| nativename-r =
| ensign_size = 90px
| native_name = Ватега авиабазы
| image =
| partof = <!-- for elements within a larger site -->
| image-width =
| location = [[Onega, Arkhangelsk Oblast|Onega]], [[Arkhangelsk Oblast]]
| caption =
| IATA =
| country = Russia
| ICAO =
| image =
| alt =
| type = Military
| owner =
| caption =
| image2 = <!--secondary image, major command emblems for airfields -->
| operator = [[Russian Air Force]]
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| alt2 =
| location = Onega
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| type = Air Base
| elevation-f = 285
| coordinates = {{Coord|63|55|24|N|038|24|42|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| elevation-m = 87
| pushpin_map = Russia Arkhangelsk Oblast#Russia
| coordinates = {{Coord|63|55|24|N|038|24|42|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Arkhangelsk Oblast
| website =
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| pushpin_label = Vatega
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| ownership = [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|Ministry of Defence]]
| r1-number = 12/30
| operator = [[Russian Air Force]]
| r1-length-f = 11483
| controlledby = <!-- Air and Air Defence Forces Army -->
| r1-length-m = 3500
| open_to_public = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc -->
| r1-surface = [[Concrete]]
| site_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox -->
| stat-year =
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| stat1-data =
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| stat2-header =
| built = {{Start date|1977}}
| stat2-data =
| used = 1977 - {{End date|1995}}
| built = Late 1970s
| used = No
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| footnotes =
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| length = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs -->
| fate = <!--changed from demolished parameter-->
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| garrison = <!-- such as the 25th Bombardment Group -->
| occupants = <!-- squadrons only -->
| designations =
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<!-- begin airfield information -->
| IATA =
| ICAO = ZA0F
| FAA =
| TC =
| LID =
| GPS =
| WMO =
| elevation = {{Convert|87|m|0}}
| r1-number = 12/30
| r1-length = {{Convert|3500|m|0}}
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<!-- end airfield information -->
}}
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'''Vatega''' (also '''Onega Andozero (US)'''), ''Ватега авиабазы'', is an abandoned air base in [[Russia]] located 16&nbsp;km east of the port town of [[Onega, Arkhangelsk Oblast]] and 127&nbsp;km southwest of [[Arkhangelsk]]. It was designed as a highly modernized, large airfield for the Soviet Union's heavy bomber fleet.
'''Vatega''' (also '''Onega Andozero (US)'''), ''Ватега авиабазы'', is an abandoned air base in [[Russia]] located 16&nbsp;km east of the port town of [[Onega, Arkhangelsk Oblast]] and 127 km southwest of [[Arkhangelsk]]. It was designed as a highly modernized, large airfield for the Soviet Union's heavy bomber fleet.


The earliest available Western intelligence documents identified the airfield in 1977 as under construction.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/document/cia-rdp78b07179a000200010001-6 VOL. 1 OF 4 VOLUMES ANNUAL INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLOITATION PRODUCTS JANUARY-DECEMBER 1977], March 1, 1978, CIA-RDP78B07179A000200010001-6, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.</ref> Some Russian sources claim the airfield was intended to serve as an alternate landing site for the Soviet [[Buran (spacecraft)|'Buran']] space shuttle. Construction ceased in the mid-1980s due to the slowdown in the Russian economy, and the military abandoned the property in 1995.<ref>[http://sanatatur.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=122&t=7408 Vatega Village], in Russian, accessed 2019-01-09.</ref>
The earliest available Western intelligence documents identified the airfield in 1977 as under construction.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170120155331/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/document/cia-rdp78b07179a000200010001-6 VOL. 1 OF 4 VOLUMES ANNUAL INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLOITATION PRODUCTS JANUARY-DECEMBER 1977], March 1, 1978, CIA-RDP78B07179A000200010001-6, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.</ref> Some Russian sources claim the airfield was intended to serve as an alternate landing site for the Soviet [[Buran (spacecraft)|'Buran']] space shuttle. Construction ceased in the mid-1980s due to the slowdown in the Russian economy, and the military abandoned the property in 1995.<ref>[http://sanatatur.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=122&t=7408 Vatega Village], in Russian, accessed 2019-01-09.</ref>


During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Vatega was extensively dismantled and and sold for scrap. Around 2004 some of the guilty parties were reportedly convicted and either sent to prison or forced to pay heavy fines.<ref name="forgottenairfields">[https://web.archive.org/web/20170606230334/http://www.forgottenairfields.com/russia/archangelsk-oblast/onega-andozero-s744.html Onega Andozero -- Abandoned, Forgotten & Little Known Airfields in Europe], via archive.org</ref>
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Vatega was extensively dismantled and sold for scrap. Around 2004 some of the guilty parties were reportedly convicted and either sent to prison or forced to pay heavy fines.<ref name="forgottenairfields">[https://web.archive.org/web/20170606230334/http://www.forgottenairfields.com/russia/archangelsk-oblast/onega-andozero-s744.html Onega Andozero -- Abandoned, Forgotten & Little Known Airfields in Europe], via archive.org</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070809043553/http://www.russianairfields.com/airfield/Onega-Andozero.htm RussianAirFields.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070809043553/http://www.russianairfields.com/airfield/Onega-Andozero.htm RussianAirFields.com]



[[Category:Russian Air Force bases]]
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[[Category:Soviet Long Range Aviation bases]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Arkhangelsk Oblast]]
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[[Category:Aviation in Arkhangelsk Oblast]]
[[Category:Aviation in Arkhangelsk Oblast]]
[[Category:Military installations closed in 1995]]


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Latest revision as of 21:08, 18 October 2023

Vatega
Onega Andozero
Ватега авиабазы
Onega, Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia
Vatega is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast
Vatega
Vatega
Shown within Arkhangelsk Oblast
Vatega is located in Russia
Vatega
Vatega
Vatega (Russia)
Coordinates63°55′24″N 038°24′42″E / 63.92333°N 38.41167°E / 63.92333; 38.41167
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Air Force
Site history
Built1977 (1977)
In use1977 - 1995 (1995)
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: ZA0F
Elevation87 metres (285 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
12/30 3,500 metres (11,483 ft) Concrete

Vatega (also Onega Andozero (US)), Ватега авиабазы, is an abandoned air base in Russia located 16 km east of the port town of Onega, Arkhangelsk Oblast and 127 km southwest of Arkhangelsk. It was designed as a highly modernized, large airfield for the Soviet Union's heavy bomber fleet.

The earliest available Western intelligence documents identified the airfield in 1977 as under construction.[1] Some Russian sources claim the airfield was intended to serve as an alternate landing site for the Soviet 'Buran' space shuttle. Construction ceased in the mid-1980s due to the slowdown in the Russian economy, and the military abandoned the property in 1995.[2]

During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Vatega was extensively dismantled and sold for scrap. Around 2004 some of the guilty parties were reportedly convicted and either sent to prison or forced to pay heavy fines.[3]

References

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  1. ^ VOL. 1 OF 4 VOLUMES ANNUAL INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLOITATION PRODUCTS JANUARY-DECEMBER 1977, March 1, 1978, CIA-RDP78B07179A000200010001-6, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
  2. ^ Vatega Village, in Russian, accessed 2019-01-09.
  3. ^ Onega Andozero -- Abandoned, Forgotten & Little Known Airfields in Europe, via archive.org