Kansk-Dalny is an air base in Russia located 9 km south of Kansk. It is a fighter base with about 10 remote revetments.
The base is home to the 712th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment which flies the Mikoyan MiG-31 (NATO: Foxhound) under the 21st Composite Aviation Division.[1]
In 2009 the regiment was retitled the 6979th Air Base but in 2015 returned to its previous designation. Kansk-Dalny was originally an unpaved runway until it was modernized in 1975 with the construction of a concrete runway, taxiways and revetments as a result of the conversion of the 712th Guards to the Sukhoi Su-15TM.
In December 2012, six MiG-31BM modernized fighter jets entered service with the Kansk Aviation Group.[4][5] The 712th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment is tasked with the air defense of key locations in its area of responsibility.
From the mid-1980s to 1994, the 15th Separate Aviation Rescue Detachment (OASO), equipped with the Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge, Mil Mi-8T (NATO: Hip), and Antonov An-12BP (NATO: Cub), was based at the airfield.
In April 2008, during a flight at an altitude of 16,213 m and a true speed of 2,414 km / h, the folding part of the lantern of the first cockpit, in which Lieutenant Colonel Kozitsky KN was located, broke down and depressurized both cabins aircraft. The crew reduced speed and altitude in extremely low temperatures (below −55 degrees Celsius), and then made a safe landing at the airfield. For the courage and high professionalism shown, the crew consisting of lieutenant colonel of Vladimir Prikhodko and Konstantin Kozitsky was presented with state awards.[6]
Pichugin, Dmitry (May 2015). "712-й гвардейский Черновицкий ордена Кутузова III степени истребительный авиационный полк". Aviatsiya i kosmonavtika (in Russian). pp. 2–17.
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