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Michurinsk (air base)

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Airport type
  
Military

17/35
  
7,218

2,200
  
Concrete

Operator
  
Russian Air Force

Elevation AMSL
  
538 ft / 164 m

7,218
  
2,200

Elevation
  
164 m

Location
  
Michurinsk, Tambov Oblast

Michurinsk (also given as Michurinsk Northwest, and Kozlov (before 1932)) is an air base in Russia located 9 km northwest of Michurinsk. It is the site of a well-maintained military training airfield. Google Earth high-resolution imagery indicates this base is active, with 100 trainer aircraft on the field, a few of which appeared to be taxiing.

The training unit at Michurinsk is 644 UAP (644th Aviation Training Regiment) equipped with 108 Aero L-29 Delfin aircraft listed as of the early 1990s. It has also been equipped recently with Su-24, Su-25, and MiG-29 aircraft. The 644th Training Aviation Regiment was part of the 786th Training Centre, headquartered at Borisoglebsk, in 2008, according to Kommersant-Vlast.

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Michurinsk (air base) Wikipedia