Orsk (air base)

Orsk
Orsk, Orenburg Oblast in Russia
Site information
TypeAir Base
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Air Force
Location
Orsk
Shown within Orenburg Oblast
Orsk
Orsk (Russia)
Coordinates51°16′59″N 58°36′12″E / 51.28306°N 58.60333°E / 51.28306; 58.60333
Site history
Built1953 (1953)
In use1953 - 1998 (1998)
Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Orsk is a former airbase of the Russian Air Force located northeast of Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia,

The base was home to the 750th Training Aviation Regiment between 1953 and 1998[1] of the Orenburg Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.[2]

References

  1. ^ "750th Training Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Orenburg Higher Military Aviation Red Banner School of Pilots im. twice Hero of the Soviet Union Major-General of Aviation I.S. Polbin (OVVAUL)". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 17 December 2022.