Andreapol | |
Ensign: | Flag of the Russian Air Force.svg |
Ensign Size: | 90px |
Location: | Andreapol, Tver Oblast |
Country: | Russia |
Type: | Air Base |
Coordinates: | 56.6433°N 32.3133°W |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Tver Oblast#Russia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Tver Oblast |
Pushpin Label: | Andreapol |
Ownership: | Ministry of Defence |
Operator: | Russian Air Force |
Used: | Unknown - |
Icao: | UUEA |
Elevation: | 229m (751feet) |
R1-Number: | 06/24 |
R1-Length: | 2500m (8,200feet) |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Andreapol former Soviet and Russian Air Force air base in Tver Oblast, Russia located 3 km east of Andreapol. It was built as an interceptor aircraft base. It was home to the 28th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (28 Gv IAP), which flew MiG-23P aircraft in the early 1990s[1] and soon acquired MiG-29 aircraft.[2]
In 1994 to Andreapol were transferred part of the personnel and aircraft 773rd Guards Fighter Regiment, who joined the 28th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment. In 2003, during runway repairs at Kubinka the aerobatic teams Russian Knights and Swifts were relocated to Andreapol.
A MiG-29 crashed on May 12, 2005 near the air base.
The 28th Regiment disbanded probably in 2009.
As of 2019, the Air Base is reported as being closed, or at least "inactive".[3]