Lida (air base)

Military air base in Lida, Belarus

Lida

Lida, Grodno Region in Belarus

Satellite imagery of Lida air base

Lida

Shown within Belarus

Coordinates| 53°52′40″N 25°22′23″E﻿ / ﻿53.87778°N 25.37306°E﻿ / 53.87778; 25.37306
Site information
Owner| Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus
Operator| Air Force and Air Defence Forces of the Republic of Belarus
Site history
In use| Unknown - present
Battles/wars| 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Airfield information
Identifiers| ICAO: UMDD
Elevation| 183 metres (600 ft) AMSL
| Runways

Direction | Length and surface
15/33 | 2,470 metres (8,104 ft) Concrete

Lida is an air base of the Air Force and Air Defence Forces of the Republic of Belarus located in Lida, Grodno Region, Belarus.

It is home to the 116th Guards Assault Aviation Base, flying Sukhoi Su-25s and Yak-130s alongside the 206th Training Center for Aircrew with Aero L-39C Albatroses.[1]

The 277th Bomber Aviation Regiment of the Russian Air Force with Sukhoi Su-24's from Komsomolsk-on-Amur Airport deployed here as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Lida (UMDD) Ліда". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
2. ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. December 2022. p. 30.