Pushkin Airport
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Pushkin Airport is an airport in Leningrad Oblast
, Russia
located 28 km south of Saint Petersburg
. It handles small airliners. It was home to 147 OVZ RZB regiment flying Mi-8
helicopters and contains Il-18
, Il-22
, and Il-38 aircraft.
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1946 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position...
, Russia
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 28 km south of Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
. It handles small airliners. It was home to 147 OVZ RZB regiment flying Mi-8
Mil Mi-8
The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is the world's most-produced helicopter, and is used by over 50 countries. Russia is the largest operator of the Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopter....
helicopters and contains Il-18
IL-18
IL-18, IL 18 or IL18 may refer to:* Interleukin 18, a protein encoded in humans by the IL18 gene* Ilyushin Il-18, a Cold War–era Soviet airliner and military transport* Illinois's 18th congressional district...
, Il-22
IL-22
IL-22 or IL 22 can refer to:* Interleukin 22* Illinois' 22nd congressional district, an obsolete district* Illinois Route 22* Ilyushin Il-22, a Russian jet bomber aircraft...
, and Il-38 aircraft.