Saratov West Air Base
| Saratov West Sokol Razboyshchina  | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saratov, Saratov Oblast in Russia | |||||||||
  Saratov West Shown within Saratov Oblast  Saratov West Saratov West (Russia) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°32′30″N 045°51′00″E / 51.54167°N 45.85000°E | ||||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||
| In use | 1940 - present | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: XWSS | ||||||||
| Elevation | 288 metres (945 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
| |||||||||
Saratov West is a air base in Russia located 12 km west of Saratov. It is an 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
.svg){kind=small} | This Russian military article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about an airport in Russia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |