Kilpyavr (air base)

Kilpyavr (Russian: Килпъявр or Килп-Явр, Finnish: Kilpijärvi. Also appearing in many different forms as Kilpajärvi, Kilp-Yavr, Kil'p-Yar, Kilp-Yar, Kilpyarvi) is a former military air base in Murmansk Oblast, Russia located 30 km northwest of Murmansk. It was a small interceptor base operated by the 941st Fighter Aviation Regiment (941 IAP).

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Kilpyavr, Murmansk Oblast in Russia
Satellite imagery of the former Kilpyavr airbase
Site information
Type	Air Base
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Air Force
Location
Kilpyavr Shown within Murmansk Oblast Show map of Murmansk Oblast Kilpyavr Kilpyavr (Russia) Show map of Russia
Coordinates	69°5′48″N 32°24′30″E
Site history
Built	1952 (1952)
In use	1952 - 2009 (2009)
Airfield information
Elevation	93 metres (305 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 03/21 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Kilpyavr's interceptor regiment initially operated the Sukhoi Su-9 (NATO: Fishpot) in the 1960s and 1970s.^[1] This aircraft was replaced in 1978 with the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23M (NATO: Flogger-B).^[1] Kilpyavr also operated the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (NATO: Farmer), and upgraded to Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO: Flanker) aircraft in 1985.

See also

• Russia portal
• Aviation portal

• List of military airbases in Russia