Kansk (air base)
Encyclopedia
Kansk is an air base in Russia
located 9 km south of Kansk
. It is a fighter base with about 10 remote revetments.
Up until 2009, Kansk was home to the 712 IAP (712th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-17 aircraft during the 1970s, MiG-25, Su-15 aircraft
during the 1980s and MiG-31 aircraft during the 1990s . In 2009 the regiment was retitle(d) the 6979th Air Base.
An old 2000m runway, with no taxiways, exists between the city and airfield.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
located 9 km south of Kansk
Kansk
Kansk is a town on the left bank of the Kan River in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Population: It is home to the Kansk air base and is crossed by the Trans-Siberian railroad....
. It is a fighter base with about 10 remote revetments.
Up until 2009, Kansk was home to the 712 IAP (712th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-17 aircraft during the 1970s, MiG-25, Su-15 aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
during the 1980s and MiG-31 aircraft during the 1990s . In 2009 the regiment was retitle(d) the 6979th Air Base.
An old 2000m runway, with no taxiways, exists between the city and airfield.