Khanskaya (air base)

Khanskaya
Maykop
Maykop, Adygea in Russia
Khanskaya is located in Republic of Adygea
Khanskaya
Khanskaya
Shown within Adygea
Khanskaya is located in Russia
Khanskaya
Khanskaya
Khanskaya (Russia)
Coordinates44°40′48″N 040°02′18″E / 44.68000°N 40.03833°E / 44.68000; 40.03833
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Aerospace Forces
Site history
In use- present
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: URKH
Elevation183 metres (600 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
04/22 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Khanskaya (ICAO: URKH) is a Russian Aerospace Forces air base located on the north-west of Maykop, Russia. The airport was used also for civil aviation up to 2009.

The base is home to the 761st Training Aviation Regiment which flies the Aero L-39C Albatros under the 783rd Aviation Training Centre for the Training of Flight Personnel.[1]

The regiment moved here during 1991.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Russian Air Force - Maykop (URKM)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. ^ "761st Polotskiy orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Training Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
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