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'''Step''' (also '''Olovyannaya''') is an air base in [[Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai|Chita]], [[Russia]] located 14&nbsp;km northwest of [[Yasnogorsk, Chita Oblast|Yasnogorsk]]. It is a large air base with two revetment areas and numerous military fortifications. It is near an [[UR-100|SS-11]] missile field that was dismantled in the mid-1990s.
'''Step''' (also '''Olovyannaya''') is an air base in [[Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai|Chita]], [[Russia]] located 14&nbsp;km northwest of [[Yasnogorsk, Chita Oblast|Yasnogorsk]]. It is a large air base with two revetment areas and numerous military fortifications. It is near an [[UR-100|SS-11]] missile field that was dismantled in the mid-1990s.


The [[849th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO|849th Assault Aviation Regiment]] was stationed at Step up until 1956.{{Sfn|Lenskii|Tsybin|2014|pp=57–58}}
The [[849th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO|849th Assault Aviation Regiment]], part of the [[253rd Assault Aviation Division]], was stationed at Step up until 1956.{{Sfn|Lenskii|Tsybin|2014|pp=57–58}}


Units stationed at Step/Olovyannaya include:
Units stationed at Step/Olovyannaya include:
* '''6 APIB''' (6th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying [[Sukhoi Su-17]] in the late 1980s; under 23rd Air Army ([[Transbaikal Military District]]).
* 6th Aviation Regiment of Fighter-Bombers (6 APIB) flying [[Sukhoi Su-17]] in the late 1980s; under [[23rd Air Army]], [[Transbaikal Military District]].
* '''58 APIB''' (58th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying [[Sukhoi Su-17|Su-17M3]] and [[L-29]] aircraft in the late 1980s, and receiving [[MiG-27]] in the early 1990s.. It was under 23rd Air Army (Trans-Baikal).
* 58th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (58 APIB) flying [[Sukhoi Su-17|Su-17M3]] and [[L-29]] aircraft in the late 1980s, and receiving [[MiG-27]] in the early 1990s. It was under 23rd Air Army (Trans-Baikal).
* '''266 OSHAP''' (266th Independent Shturmovik Aviation Regiment) flying [[Su-25]] aircraft.<ref name=AirPower>{{cite book| title = Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation | last = Butowski | first = Pyotr | publisher = AIRtime Publishing, Inc | year = 2004 }}</ref>
* 266th Independent Shturmovik Aviation Regiment ([[266th Assault Aviation Regiment]], 266 OShAP) flying [[Sukhoi Su-25]] aircraft.<ref name=AirPower>{{cite book| title = Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation | last = Butowski | first = Pyotr | publisher = AIRtime Publishing, Inc | year = 2004 }}</ref> Disbanded circa 2009.

The base appears to have been closed after a boiler room fire in December 2009. Thereafter, the base was reopened and the 266th Independent Shturmovik Aviation Regiment was reformed with at least two squadrons of Sukhoi-25s in 2019.<ref name=EOB11>{{Cite web|url=http://www.easternorbat.com/html/russian_air_force_eng.html|title = Russian Air Force - Today}}</ref> The regiment by this time had been shifted into the [[Eastern Military District]]'s [[11th Air and Air Defence Forces Army]].

[[File:NASA FIRMS 2024-10-13 Step 3.1km.png|thumb|[[NASA]]'s [[Fire Information for Resource Management System|FIRMS]] shows runway 09/27 to be 3.10&nbsp;km]]
{{Asof|2024}} satellite imagery shows runway 09/27 to be 3.10&nbsp;km.

== See also ==
* [[List of military airbases in Russia]]


==References==
==References==
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* {{Cite book |last1=Lenskii |first1=A.G. |title=Советские Войска ПВО в последние годы Союза ССР. Часть 2 |last2=Tsybin |first2=M.M. |publisher=Info Ol |year=2014 |location=St. Petersburg |language=ru |trans-title=Soviet Air Defense Forces in the last years of the USSR: Part 2 |oclc=861180616}}


==External links==
==External links==
*http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/bap/6bap.htm
*http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/bap/6bap.htm
*http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/shap/58apib.htm
*http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/shap/58apib.htm



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[[Category:Soviet Air Force bases]]
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[[Category:Russian Air Force bases]]
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Latest revision as of 12:32, 12 December 2024

Step
Olovyannaya
Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia
Satellite imagery of Step air base
Step is located in Zabaykalsky Krai
Step
Step
Shown within Zabaykalsky Krai
Step is located in Russia
Step
Step
Step (Russia)
Coordinates51°1′0″N 115°26′0″E / 51.01667°N 115.43333°E / 51.01667; 115.43333
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Aerospace Forces
Controlled by11th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Site history
Built1948 (1948)
In use1948 - present
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: XIAS
Runways
Direction Length and surface
09/27 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Step (also Olovyannaya) is an air base in Chita, Russia located 14 km northwest of Yasnogorsk. It is a large air base with two revetment areas and numerous military fortifications. It is near an SS-11 missile field that was dismantled in the mid-1990s.

The 849th Assault Aviation Regiment, part of the 253rd Assault Aviation Division, was stationed at Step up until 1956.[1]

Units stationed at Step/Olovyannaya include:

The base appears to have been closed after a boiler room fire in December 2009. Thereafter, the base was reopened and the 266th Independent Shturmovik Aviation Regiment was reformed with at least two squadrons of Sukhoi-25s in 2019.[3] The regiment by this time had been shifted into the Eastern Military District's 11th Air and Air Defence Forces Army.

NASA's FIRMS shows runway 09/27 to be 3.10 km

As of 2024 satellite imagery shows runway 09/27 to be 3.10 km.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lenskii & Tsybin 2014, pp. 57–58.
  2. ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
  3. ^ "Russian Air Force - Today".
  • Lenskii, A.G.; Tsybin, M.M. (2014). Советские Войска ПВО в последние годы Союза ССР. Часть 2 [Soviet Air Defense Forces in the last years of the USSR: Part 2] (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Info Ol. OCLC 861180616.
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