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| image = NASA FIRMS 2024-10-13 Vitebsk.png |
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| caption = Satellite imagery of the former Vitebsk air base |
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| location = Vitebsk |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|55|15|18|N| |
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'''Vitebsk''' (also '''Vitebsk Northeast''' or '''Andronovichi''') is |
'''Vitebsk''' (also '''Vitebsk Northeast''' or '''Andronovichi''') is a former air base in northern [[Belarus]] located 8 km northeast of the city of [[Vitebsk]]. It was a small airfield complex with a large single tarmac. In [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] times it was home to the 339th Military Air Transport Regiment (339 VTAP) flying 32 [[Ilyushin Il-76]] cargo jets as well as [[Antonov An-22]] planes.<ref>{{cite web |title = 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK |publisher = Brinkster.com |url = http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sssr-89-91/vvs/add.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525050328/http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sssr-89-91/vvs/add.htm |archive-date=25 May 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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The regiment was disbanded in 1996. |
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[[Category:Soviet Military Transport Aviation]] |
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[[Category:Military installations of Belarus]] |
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[[Category:Airports in Belarus]] |
[[Category:Airports in Belarus]] |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Vitebsk]] |
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[[Category:Defunct airports]] |
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[[Category:Vitebsk]] |
[[Category:Vitebsk]] |
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[[Category:Military installations closed in 1996]] |
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[[Category:Belarusian Air Force]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:51, 13 October 2024
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 Satellite imagery of the former Vitebsk air base | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Location | Vitebsk | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 636 ft / 194 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°15′18″N 30°14′48″E / 55.25500°N 30.24667°E | ||||||||||
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  Vitebsk-North Location of airport in Belarus  Vitebsk-North Vitebsk-North (Europe) | |||||||||||
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Vitebsk (also Vitebsk Northeast or Andronovichi) is a former air base in northern Belarus located 8 km northeast of the city of Vitebsk. It was a small airfield complex with a large single tarmac. In Soviet times it was home to the 339th Military Air Transport Regiment (339 VTAP) flying 32 Ilyushin Il-76 cargo jets as well as Antonov An-22 planes.[1]
The regiment was disbanded in 1996.
References
[edit]- ^ "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007.
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