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Saratov West
Sokol
Razboyshchina
Saratov West; Sokol; Razboyshchina
Saratov, Saratov Oblast in Russia
	Satellite imagery of Saratov air base
	Saratov West Shown within Saratov Oblast Saratov West Saratov West (Russia)
Coordinates	51°32′30″N 45°51′00″E / 51.54167°N 45.85000°E
Type	Air Base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Aerospace Forces
Site history
Built	1940
In use	1940 - present
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: XWSS
Elevation	288 metres (945 ft) AMSL
Helipads
08L/26R	480 metres (1,575 ft) Concrete
08R/26L	480 metres (1,575 ft) Concrete

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Saratov West is an air base in Russia located 12 km west of Saratov. It is a military training airfield.

The base is home to the 131st Training Helicopter Regiment as part of the Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Russian Air Force - Saratov/Sokol ( )". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
^ "131st Training Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

External links

RussianAirFields.com

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[1] "Russian Air Force - Saratov/Sokol ( )". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

[2] "131st Training Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

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+'''Saratov West''' is an air base in [[Russia]] located 12&nbsp;km west of [[Saratov]]. It is a military training airfield.
+The base is home to the '''131st Training Helicopter Regiment''' as part of the [[Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scramble.nl/planning/orbats/russian-federation/russian-federation-aerospace-forces#WSS499|title=Russian Air Force - Saratov/Sokol ( )|publisher=Scramble.nl|access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/ovp/131uvp.htm|title=131st Training Helicopter Regiment|publisher=Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991|access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref>
-'''Saratov West''' is a former air base in [[Russia]] located 12 km west of [[Saratov]].  It is an old military training airfield and probably serves as a [[general aviation]] airport as of 2006.
+== See also ==
-[[Category:Soviet Air Force bases]]
+* [[List of military airbases in Russia]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070809031413/http://www.russianairfields.com/airfield/Saratov-West.htm RussianAirFields.com]
+{{Airports built in the Soviet Union}}
+{{authority control}}
+[[Category:Air force installations of the Soviet Union]]
+[[Category:Russian Air Force bases]]
 [[Category:Airports built in the Soviet Union]]
 [[Category:Airports in Saratov Oblast]]
 {{Russia-mil-stub}}
 {{Russia-airport-stub}}
-[[ru:Саратов-Сокол (аэродром)]]