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Coordinates: 71°3′54″N 127°20′18″E / 71.06500°N 127.33833°E / 71.06500; 127.33833
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{{Short description|Military airfield in Sakha Republic, Russia}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Chekurovka
{{for|the rural locality|Chekurovka}}
{{Infobox military installation
| nativename = Chekurovku, Chekurovke
| name = Chekurovka
| nativename-a = Чекуровка
| ensign = Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg
| nativename-r =
| ensign_size = 90px
| image = Chekurovka.jpg
| native_name = Chekurovku, Chekurovke, Чекуровка
| image-width =
| partof = <!-- for elements within a larger site -->
| caption =
| location = [[Tiksi]], [[Sakha Republic|Sakha]]
| IATA =
| nearest_town = <!-- used in military test site infobox -->
| ICAO = RU-0020<ref name="AirSea">[http://www.airportsearch.org/RU-0020/Chekurovka-Air-Base.html Chekurovka] from airportsearch.org</ref>
| country = Russia
| type = Military
| image = File:Chekurovka-1968.jpg
| owner =
| alt =
| operator = [[Russian Air Force]]
| caption = Chekurovka airfield, June 1968, from KH-7 satellite.
| city-served =
| image2 = <!--secondary image, major command emblems for airfields -->
| location = near [[Tiksi]]
| alt2 =
| elevation-f = 814<ref name="AirSea" />
| elevation-m = 248
| caption2 =
| type = Air Base
| coordinates = {{Coord|71|3|54|N|127|20|18|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|71|3|54|N|127|20|18|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| pushpin_map = Russia Sakha Republic#Russia
| metric-elev =
| pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Sakha Republic
| metric-rwy =
| pushpin_label = Chekurovka
| r1-number = 01/19<ref name="WeaGra">[http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/russia/Chekurovka.htm Chekurovka] at weathergraphics.com</ref>
| pushpin_label_position =
| r1-length-f = 11483<ref name="WeaGra" />
| ownership = [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|Ministry of Defence]]
| r1-length-m = 3500<ref name="WeaGra" />
| operator = [[Soviet Air Forces]]
| r1-surface = ?
| controlledby = <!-- RAF Bomber Command or the Eighth Air Force -->
| stat-year =
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| stat1-header =
| site_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox -->
| stat1-data =
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| stat2-header =
| site_area = <!-- area of site m2, km2 square mile etc -->
| stat2-data =
| code = <!--facility/installation code -->
| footnotes =
| built = {{Start date|1960}}
| used = 1960-{{End date|1968}}
| builder =
| materials =
| height = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level -->
| length = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs -->
| fate = <!--changed from demolished parameter-->
| condition =
| battles =
| events =
| past_commanders = <!-- past notable commander(s) -->
| garrison = <!-- such as the 25th Bombardment Group -->
| occupants = <!-- squadrons only -->
| designations =
| website =
| footnotes = <!-- catchall in case it's needed to preserve something in infobox that doesn't work in new code -->
<!-- begin airfield information -->
| IATA =
| ICAO = ZAR3
| FAA =
| TC =
| LID =
| GPS =
| WMO =
| elevation = {{Convert|248|m|0}}<ref name="AirSea">[http://www.airportsearch.org/RU-0020/Chekurovka-Air-Base.html Chekurovka] from airportsearch.org</ref>
| r1-number = 01/19<ref name="WeaGra">[http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/russia/Chekurovka.htm Chekurovka] at weathergraphics.com</ref>
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<!-- end airfield information -->
}}
}}
'''Chekurovka''' was an Arctic military airfield in [[Sakha Republic]], [[Russia]] located 89&nbsp;km southwest of [[Tiksi]].<ref name="WeaGra" /> It is a remote, large bomber staging base that was either abandoned during construction or commissioned for emergency use.<ref name="WeaGra" /> It was probably built around 1960 as a forward deployment base for the Soviet Union's strategic bomber force and abandoned shortly afterward.<ref name="WeaGra" /> Its status and condition are unknown.


Reconnaissance imagery showed that two aircraft were observed on the air base in 1968.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170122214143/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78B04549A000500010022-2.pdf CABLE, CIA-RDP78B04549A000500010022-2], Central Intelligence Agency, October 3, 1968.</ref>
'''Chekurovka''' is a noteworthy Arctic military airfield in [[Sakha Republic]], [[Russia]] located 89&nbsp;km southwest of [[Tiksi]].<ref name="WeaGra" /> It is a remote, large bomber staging base that was either abandoned during construction or commissioned for emergency use.<ref name="WeaGra" /> It was probably built around 1960 as a forward deployment base for the Soviet Union's strategic bomber force and abandoned shortly afterward.<ref name="WeaGra" /> Its status and condition are unknown.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Dresba]], abandoned Arctic staging base
* [[Aspidnoye (air base)]], abandoned Arctic staging base
* [[Ostrov Bolshevik]], abandoned Arctic staging base
* [[Ostrov Bolshevik (air base)]], abandoned Arctic staging base
* [[Tiksi North]], abandoned Arctic staging base
* [[Tiksi North Air Base]], abandoned Arctic staging base
* [[Tiksi West]], abandoned Arctic staging base
* [[Tiksi West Airfield]], abandoned Arctic staging base


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Russian Air Force bases]]
[[Category:Soviet Air Force bases]]
[[Category:Populated places of Arctic Russia]]
[[Category:Former populated places in Russia]]


[[Category:Soviet Long Range Aviation Arctic staging bases]]
[[Category:Airports in the Sakha Republic]]


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[[es:Base aérea de Chekúrovka]]
[[fa:فرودگاه چکوروکا]]

Latest revision as of 03:52, 12 December 2023

For the rural locality, see Chekurovka.
Chekurovka
Chekurovku, Chekurovke, Чекуровка
Tiksi, Sakha in Russia
Chekurovka airfield, June 1968, from KH-7 satellite.
Chekurovka is located in Sakha Republic
Chekurovka
Chekurovka
Shown within Sakha Republic
Chekurovka is located in Russia
Chekurovka
Chekurovka
Chekurovka (Russia)
Coordinates71°3′54″N 127°20′18″E / 71.06500°N 127.33833°E / 71.06500; 127.33833
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorSoviet Air Forces
Site history
Built1960 (1960)
In use1960-1968 (1968)
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: ZAR3
Elevation248 metres (814 ft)[2] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
01/19[1] 3,500 metres (11,483 ft)[1] Concrete

Chekurovka was an Arctic military airfield in Sakha Republic, Russia located 89 km southwest of Tiksi.[1] It is a remote, large bomber staging base that was either abandoned during construction or commissioned for emergency use.[1] It was probably built around 1960 as a forward deployment base for the Soviet Union's strategic bomber force and abandoned shortly afterward.[1] Its status and condition are unknown.

Reconnaissance imagery showed that two aircraft were observed on the air base in 1968.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Chekurovka at weathergraphics.com
  2. ^ Chekurovka from airportsearch.org
  3. ^ CABLE, CIA-RDP78B04549A000500010022-2, Central Intelligence Agency, October 3, 1968.
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