Airport type Military Elevation AMSL 331 ft / 101 m 2,500 8,202 Elevation 97 m | Location Tapa 05/23 2,500 8,202 Concrete Operator Estonian Air Force | |
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Tapa Airfield (ICAO: EETA) is an unused air base in Estonia located 3 km (1.9 mi) southwest of Tapa. During the Cold War it was home to 656 IAP (656th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) which flew MiG-23 aircraft. In 1987, interceptor aircraft were dispatched from Tapa to intercept Mathias Rust's Cessna 172 in a famous Cold War incident.
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