Severny (air base)

Severny
Severny
	IATA: none; ICAO: none;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Russian Air Force
Location	Orsk
Elevation AMSL	850 ft / 259 m
Coordinates	51°4′0″N 061°29′0″E / 51.06667°N 61.48333°E
Runways

Severny is an air base in Russia located 200 km east of Orsk.^[1] It was a 1960s-era bomber base. The facility is mostly plowed under but 8 large pads are noted. It is located only 3 km from the Kazakhstan border to east.

Severny (meaning "North", Russian: Северный) is also an airport in Smolensk Oblast,^[2] the site of the 10 April 2010 crash of the Polish flight which killed the Polish President and approximately 95 other passengers.

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[1] "Severny Air Base - Russia".

[2] "Smolensk North - Russia".

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