Bada (air base)

Bada

Bada, Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia

Bada

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Coordinates| 51°24′N 109°54′E﻿ / ﻿51.400°N 109.900°E﻿ / 51.400; 109.900Coordinates: 51°24′N 109°54′E﻿ / ﻿51.400°N 109.900°E﻿ / 51.400; 109.900
Type| Air Base
Site information
Owner| Ministry of Defence
Operator| Russian Air Force
Site history
In use| -present
Airfield information
Identifiers| ICAO: XIAB
Elevation| 762 metres (2,500 ft) AMSL
| Runways

Direction | Length and surface
09/27 | 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Bada (also given as Bata) is an airbase in Russia located 3 km north-east of Bada in Zabaykalsky Krai. There are several clusters of remote revetments for fighter aircraft, and large tarmac. Forward aviation base.

## Station history[edit]

Units known to have served here include the 21 BAP (21st Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Su-24 aircraft and 313 BAP (313rd Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Su-24MR aircraft.[1] As of 2010 there were approximately 21 of the 30 assigned Su-24s operational.[citation needed]

The base also houses a long range radar installation 51°24′11″N 109°54′24″E﻿ / ﻿51.40306°N 109.90667°E﻿ / 51.40306; 109.90667﻿ (radar) equipped with the P-14 "Tall King" 2D VHF radar (possibly the 5Н84A "Oborona-14" Tall King C) mobile version for early warning.[citation needed]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.

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