Orsk is a former airbase of the Russian Air Force located northeast of Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia,

Orsk
Orsk, Orenburg Oblast in Russia
Orsk is located in Orenburg Oblast
Orsk
Orsk
Shown within Orenburg Oblast
Orsk is located in Russia
Orsk
Orsk
Orsk (Russia)
Coordinates51°16′59″N 58°36′12″E / 51.28306°N 58.60333°E / 51.28306; 58.60333
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Air Force
Site history
Built1953 (1953)
In use1953 - 1998 (1998)
Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

The base was home to the 750th Training Aviation Regiment between 1953 and 1998[1] of the Orenburg Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "750th Training Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Orenburg Higher Military Aviation Red Banner School of Pilots im. twice Hero of the Soviet Union Major-General of Aviation I.S. Polbin (OVVAUL)". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 17 December 2022.