- For the lake, see Umbozero Lake
Umbozero (also Umba) is a Soviet Naval Aviation and Russian Navy reserve airfield[1] in Murmansk Oblast, Russia located in the southwest Kola Peninsula 3 km north of Umbozero. It is located 165 km southeast of Murmansk. This airfield provides 20 revetments for combat aircraft.
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Umbozero | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 518 ft / 158 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 67°31′0″N 034°18′36″E / 67.51667°N 34.31000°E | ||||||||||
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Umbozero was identified in the early 1960s by US reconnaissance aircraft, but only a few aircraft were observed at the airfield.[2] In summer 1967 the runway was being paved.[3] No regiment is believed to have been assigned permanently to the base, and as it contains almost no infrastructure it is thought to be a dispersal airfield for tactical aircraft.
Umbozero South airfield edit
A nearby airfield with a 3000 m runway, listed on charts as "Umbozero South", exists 16 km south of Umbozero airfield. Like Umbozero, it has almost no infrastructure. It is also categorized as a naval reserve airfield.[4][5] It was one of nine Arctic staging bases for the Tupolev Tu-22M (Backfire).[6]
References edit
- ^ 197803_VOL. 3 OF 4 VOLUMES ANNUAL INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLOITATION PRODUCTS JANUARY-DECEMBER 1978, CREST: CIA-RDP79T01184A000100030001-6, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
- ^ CABLE TO AFSSO USAFE FROM NPIC, September 9, 1963, CIA-RDP78B04558A000800090026-7, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
- ^ CABLE TO DIRNSA FROM NPIC, August 1, 1967, CIA-RDP78B03817A000700030031-1, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
- ^ MONTHLY INDEX PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLOITATION PRODUCTS MARCH 1987, CIA-RDP87T00758R000102160001-8, March 1, 1987, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
- ^ 197803_VOL. 3 OF 4 VOLUMES ANNUAL INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLOITATION PRODUCTS JANUARY-DECEMBER 1978, CREST: CIA-RDP79T01184A000100030001-6, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
- ^ STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATIONS RELATED ACTIVITIES SUMMARY REPORT (SANITIZED), June 1, 1980, CREST: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100140001-2, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
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