Borisovsky Khotilovo (air base)
For the Russian violist, see Vadim Borisovsky.
Borisovsky Khotilovo | |||||||||||
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MiG-31 from 790th Fighter Order of Kutuzov 3rd class Aviation Regiment on the runaway of Khotilovo airbase, Tver region | |||||||||||
IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||||||||||
Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | Bologoye | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 591 ft / 180 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 57°39′18″N 034°6′0″E / 57.65500°N 34.10000°ECoordinates: 57°39′18″N 034°6′0″E / 57.65500°N 34.10000°E | ||||||||||
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Borisovsky Khotilovo (also given as Borisovskiy, Borisovsky, and Khatilovo) is an air base in Tver Oblast, Russia located 24 km south of the town of Bologoye. It is a fighter base with 3 groups of fan revetments. On 1 June 2005 a MiG-31 based here crash-landed here; the crew was only injured.
Station history
It is home to 790 IAP (790th Fighter Order of Kutuzov Aviation Regiment) flying 38 MiG-25 aircraft during the Cold War and MiG-31s through the 1990s.[1][2] As of February 2014, the base is closed for runway 02/20 reconstruction.
References
- ↑ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
- ↑ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
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