Chekurovka (air base)

For the rural locality, see Chekurovka.
Chekurovka
Chekurovku, Chekurovke, Чекуровка
Tiksi, Sakha in Russia
Chekurovka airfield, June 1968, from KH-7 satellite.
Chekurovka is located in Sakha Republic
Chekurovka
Chekurovka
Shown within Sakha Republic
Chekurovka is located in Russia
Chekurovka
Chekurovka
Chekurovka (Russia)
Coordinates71°3′54″N 127°20′18″E / 71.06500°N 127.33833°E / 71.06500; 127.33833
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorSoviet Air Forces
Site history
Built1960 (1960)
In use1960-1968 (1968)
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: ZAR3
Elevation248 metres (814 ft)[2] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
01/19[1] 3,500 metres (11,483 ft)[1] Concrete

Chekurovka was an Arctic military airfield in Sakha Republic, Russia located 89 km southwest of Tiksi.[1] It is a remote, large bomber staging base that was either abandoned during construction or commissioned for emergency use.[1] It was probably built around 1960 as a forward deployment base for the Soviet Union's strategic bomber force and abandoned shortly afterward.[1] Its status and condition are unknown.

Reconnaissance imagery showed that two aircraft were observed on the air base in 1968.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Chekurovka at weathergraphics.com
  2. ^ Chekurovka from airportsearch.org
  3. ^ CABLE, CIA-RDP78B04549A000500010022-2, Central Intelligence Agency, October 3, 1968.
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