Gromovo (air base)
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Gromovo is a airbase of the Russian Aerospace Forces located at Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
Gromovo Gromovo-Sakkola | |||||||
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Громово | |||||||
Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast in Russia | |||||||
Coordinates | 60°42′48″N 030°6′42″E | ||||||
Type | Air Base | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
Controlled by | 6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
In use | 1953 - present | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: ULLJ | ||||||
Elevation | 70 metres (230 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The base was home to the 180th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Leningrad Special Air Defence Army and then 6th Independent Air Defence Army between 1953 and 2002.[1] It received the Mikoyan MiG-31 (ASCC: Foxhound) in 1988. It is currently home to the 33rd Independent Transport Composite Aviation Regiment.[2]
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