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.
Chekurovka | |||||||
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Chekurovku, Chekurovke, Чекуровка | |||||||
| Tiksi, Sakha in Russia | |||||||
 Chekurovka airfield, June 1968, from KH-7 satellite. | |||||||
  Chekurovka Shown within Sakha Republic  Chekurovka Chekurovka (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 71°3′54″N 127°20′18″E / 71.06500°N 127.33833°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Soviet Air Forces | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1960 | ||||||
| In use | 1960-1968 | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: ZAR3 | ||||||
| Elevation | 248 metres (814 ft)[2] AMSL | ||||||
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Reconnaissance imagery showed that two aircraft were observed on the air base in 1968.[3]
See also
edit- Aspidnoye (air base), abandoned Arctic staging base
- Ostrov Bolshevik (air base), abandoned Arctic staging base
- Tiksi North Air Base, abandoned Arctic staging base
- Tiksi West Airfield, abandoned Arctic staging base
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Chekurovka at weathergraphics.com
- ^ Chekurovka from airportsearch.org
- ^ CABLE, CIA-RDP78B04549A000500010022-2, Central Intelligence Agency, October 3, 1968.
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