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Coordinates: 61°2′42″N 032°58′42″E / 61.04500°N 32.97833°E / 61.04500; 32.97833
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'''Nurmalitsy''' is a former [[Soviet Air Forces]] base in [[Russia]] located 8 km north of Olonec. It was shown on the 1974 [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] Global Navigation Chart No. 3 as having jet facilities. It is now bulldozed to the ground.
'''Nurmalitsy''' is a former airfield of the Army Aviation of the [[Soviet Ground Forces]]. It was located 8&nbsp;km north of Olonec in the [[Republic of Karelia]], [[Russia]]. It appears to have been constructed during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nurmalitsy Нурмалицы |url=http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/russia/Nurmalitsy.htm |access-date=2023-10-19}}</ref>


The base was home to the '''88th Independent Helicopter Squadron''' between 1967 and 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/squadrons/ove/88ove.htm|title=88th independent Helicopter Squadron|publisher=Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991|access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref>
It was home to the 88th Independent Helicopter Squadron of the [[6th Combined Arms Army]], [[Leningrad Military District]], from 1967 to 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/squadrons/ove/88ove.htm|title=88th independent Helicopter Squadron|publisher=Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991|access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref>

It was shown on the 1974 [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] Global Navigation Chart No. 3 as having jet facilities. It is now bulldozed to the ground.


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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070809043236/http://www.russianairfields.com/airfield/Nurmalitsy.htm RussianAirFields.com]


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Revision as of 22:58, 18 October 2023

Nurmalitsy
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorSoviet Ground Forces
LocationOlonets, Republic of Karelia, Russia
Elevation AMSL105 ft / 32 m
Coordinates61°2′42″N 032°58′42″E / 61.04500°N 32.97833°E / 61.04500; 32.97833
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Nurmalitsy is located in Karelia
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Nurmalitsy is located in Russia
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Nurmalitsy is located in Europe
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 6,069 1,850

Nurmalitsy is a former airfield of the Army Aviation of the Soviet Ground Forces. It was located 8 km north of Olonec in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It appears to have been constructed during World War II.[1]

It was home to the 88th Independent Helicopter Squadron of the 6th Combined Arms Army, Leningrad Military District, from 1967 to 1977.[2]

It was shown on the 1974 Department of Defense Global Navigation Chart No. 3 as having jet facilities. It is now bulldozed to the ground.

References

  1. ^ "Nurmalitsy Нурмалицы". Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  2. ^ "88th independent Helicopter Squadron". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 10 December 2022.