Uprun (air base)

Uprun is an airbase of the Russian Aerospace Forces located 20 miles north of Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Uprun Uprun/Troitsk Yuzhno-Uralskiy Uvelsky Uvelskiy
Упрун/Троицк (Uvelskiy)
Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia
Satellite imagery of Uprun air base
Site information
Type	Air Base
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Aerospace Forces
Controlled by	14th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Location
Uprun Shown within Chelyabinsk Oblast Show map of Chelyabinsk Oblast Uprun Uprun (Russia) Show map of Russia
Coordinates	54°22′53″N 61°21′05″E
Site history
In use	- present
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: USCU
Elevation	238 metres (781 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 18/36 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

The base is home to the Aviation Group, 17th Guards Brigade of Army Aviation of the 17th Guards Army Aviation Brigade.^[1]

The base has also been used by the 607th Training Aviation Regiment between 1982 and 1998.^[2]

See also

• List of military airbases in Russia