Dzyomgi Airport
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Dzyomgi Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Дзёмги) (ICAO: UHKD) is an air base in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Komsomolsk-na-Amure. Dzyomgi is Komsomolsk-na-Amure's northeast side airport, handling small airliner traffic.
Dzyomgi Airport (Komsomolsk na Amure/Dzemgi) Аэропорт Дзёмги | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||||||
Location | Komsomolsk-na-Amure | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 89 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°36′18″N 137°4′54″E | ||||||||||
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Location in Khabarovsk Krai Show map of Khabarovsk Krai | |||||||||||
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On May 7, 1939, at the airfield, the formation of the 60th Fighter Aviation Regiment began on I-16 aircraft.
From 2000-2001 the base has been home to the 23rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (23 IAP) which flies the Sukhoi Su-30M2/SM and the Sukhoi Su-35S under the 303rd Composite Aviation Division.[1] After the beginning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the regiment received Guards status as the 23rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.
The airport is also the site of a major Sukhoi plant (GAZ 126), built in 1934, where the Sukhoi Su-7 and later models have been built. In September 2007, Sukhoi unveiled a passenger jet, the Superjet 100, at the airport.[2] Beginning in January 2010, the new fifth generation stealth fighter jet the Sukhoi PAK FA (T-50) was built at Dzyomgi Airport.
The airfield has been reported as the factory airfield of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant (KnAAPO).[3]