Gromovo is a airbase of the Russian Aerospace Forces located at Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
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Громово | |||||||
| Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast in Russia | |||||||
 Satellite imagery of Gromovo air base | |||||||
 Antonov An-74 at Gromovo | |||||||
  Gromovo Shown within Leningrad Oblast  Gromovo Gromovo (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 60°42′48″N 30°6′42″E / 60.71333°N 30.11167°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Controlled by | 6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | 1953 - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: ULLJ | ||||||
| Elevation | 70 metres (230 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| RU-2249 | |||||||
The base was home to the 180th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Leningrad Special Air Defence Army and then 6th Independent Air Defence Army between 1953 and 2002.[1] It received the Mikoyan MiG-31 (ASCC: Foxhound) in 1988. It is currently home to the 33rd Independent Transport Composite Aviation Regiment.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "180th Guards Stalingradskiy Red Banner Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Gromovo (ULLJ)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 5 December 2022.