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Chindant (air base)

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Airport type
  
Military

Elevation AMSL
  
2,201 ft / 671 m

2,500
  
Concrete

Operator
  
Russian Air Force

Location
  
Borzya

8,202
  
2,500

Elevation
  
671 m


Borzya (also referred to as Borzia, Borzyu, and Borzya Northwest) is an air base in Chita Oblast, Russia located 13 km west of Borzya. It is a simple fighter base with three areas of fighter revetments housing about 30 aircraft.

Units stationed at Borzya include:

  • 189 Gv APIB (189th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Su-17M3 aircraft around 1988. This regiment was subordinate to 23 OA (23rd Air Army, i.e. Trans-Baikal Air Army).
  • 101 ORAP (101st Independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment) flying Su-17M3R aircraft.

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