Vitebsk (air base)

Vitebsk-North
Vitebsk-North
	Satellite imagery of the former Vitebsk air base
	IATA: none; ICAO: XMNW;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Location	Vitebsk
Elevation AMSL	636 ft / 194 m
Coordinates	55°15′18″N 30°14′48″E / 55.25500°N 30.24667°E
Map
	Vitebsk-North Location of airport in Belarus Vitebsk-North Vitebsk-North (Europe)
Runways

Vitebsk (also Vitebsk Northeast or Andronovichi) is a former air base in northern Belarus located 8 km northeast of the city of Vitebsk. It was a small airfield complex with a large single tarmac. In Soviet times it was home to the 339th Military Air Transport Regiment (339 VTAP) flying 32 Ilyushin Il-76 cargo jets as well as Antonov An-22 planes.^[1]

The regiment was disbanded in 1996.

References

^ "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007.

External links

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[1] "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007.

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