Seshcha (air base)

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Seshcha
Dubrovka, Bryansk Oblast in Russia
Seshcha Shown within Bryansk Oblast, Russia Show map of Bryansk Oblast Seshcha Seshcha (Russia) Show map of Russia
Coordinates	53°42′54″N 033°20′20″E / 53.71500°N 33.33889°E / 53.71500; 33.33889
Type	Air Base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Aerospace Forces
Controlled by	Military Transport Aviation
Site history
Built	1931 (1931)
In use	circa 1931 - present
Battles/wars	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: UUWD
Elevation	210 metres (689 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 08/26 3,070 metres (10,072 ft) Concrete

Seshcha is an air base near Dubrovka, Bryansk Oblast of the Russian Aerospace Forces as part of Military Transport Aviation.

The airbase was placed in operations in the early 1930s.

The base is home to the 566th Military Transport Aviation Regiment which flies the Antonov An-124 (NATO: Condor) of the 12th Military Transport Aircraft Division.^[1] The regiment arrived at the base in August 1958.^[2]

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