Stryi (Ukrainian Стрий, also Stryi, or Stryy) was an air base in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine located 4 km southwest of Stryi. It was a large base with 6 km of parking area taxiways and numerous revetments.

Stryi
Stryi, Lviv Oblast in Ukraine
Stryi is located in Lviv Oblast
Stryi
Stryi
Shown within Lviv Oblast
Stryi is located in Ukraine
Stryi
Stryi
Stryi (Ukraine)
Coordinates49°14′36″N 023°47′12″E / 49.24333°N 23.78667°E / 49.24333; 23.78667
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorUkrainian Air Force
Site history
Built1957 (1957)
In use1957 - 1996 (1996)
Airfield information
Elevation312 metres (1,024 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) Concrete

History

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Units that have been stationed at Stryy include:

In 2009 work started on dismantling buildings, warehouses, garages and other property on the aerodrome acted against the community and district government area.[4] Zokrama Striyskoy District Council chairman Roman Kozak said: 'Investors are willing to come even today, is an American company that consents to recover the strip to the airport work, taking planes to refuel'.

References

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  1. ^ PHASEOUT OF FISHPOT IN APVO STRANYY AIRFIELDS USSR, February 1981, CREST: CIA-RDP81T00380R000100980001-5, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
  2. ^ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
  3. ^ "179th Yaroslavskiy order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. ^ Аеропорт «Львів-2»: демонтаж на унікальному летовищі.