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Ivanovo Severny

Ivanovo Severny
Airport on winter
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Russian Air Force
Location Ivanovo
Elevation AMSL 449 ft / 137 m
Coordinates 57°3′30″N 040°58′54″E / 57.05833°N 40.98167°E / 57.05833; 40.98167Coordinates: 57°3′30″N 040°58′54″E / 57.05833°N 40.98167°E / 57.05833; 40.98167
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7,546 2,300 Concrete

Ivanovo Severny (also Ivanovo North or Zhukovka) is an air base in Russia located 6 km north of Ivanovo. It is a large transport operation airfield with hangars and significant tarmac space. The runway was built in 1935 and upgraded in 1965. The airfield received the Soviet Union's first Ilyushin Il-76 delivery on June 3, 1974.

Ivanovo Severny was home to 81 VTAP (81st Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying Il-76, An-12, and An-22 aircraft. It was decommissioned in 1998. It is also home to 2457 Air Base of SDRLO flying the Beriev A-50.

It is not to be confused with the civilian Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport.



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