Kursk Vostochny Airport

Kursk Vostochny Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Курск-Восточный) (IATA: URS, ICAO: UUOK),[1] also known as Khalino airbase, Kursk-Khalino, is an interceptor aircraft base in Kursk Oblast, Russia, with a single 2,500 m (8,200 ft) runway located 7 km east of Kursk. It has been used for many decades as a military airbase and has had periods of time when it was also utilized as a commercial airport. It is located 4 miles northeast of Kursk and is considered a medium-sized base, with several alert pads. A civilian tarmac is located on the southern side of the airfield, which utilizes the common runway facilities.

Kursk Vostochny Airport

Аэропорт Курск-Восточный
Summary
Airport typeCivilian, Military
OwnerRussian Aerospace Forces
Operator6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
LocationKursk, Kursk Oblast, Russia
Elevation AMSL686 ft / 209 m
Coordinates51°45′6″N 36°17′48″E
Websiteaerokursk.ru
Map
Kursk Vostochny
Shown within Kursk Oblast, Russia
Kursk Vostochny
Kursk Vostochny (Russia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,500 8,202 Concrete

History

Khalino airbase was home to:

All commercial flight activity at the airport was banned by Russian authorities at the start of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, starting at 03:45 on 24 February 2022. [7]

Russian invasion of Ukraine

On 6 December 2022 the airport’s oil storage caught fire.[8] The Kursk governor blamed the fire on a drone strike amid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]

On 2 June 2023, Ukrainian sources reported several Su-34 combat aircraft located at the airport were damaged/destroyed, along with a single MiG-29 and a Pantsir-S1 air defense missile system. The information has not yet been verified independently.[9]

Airlines and destinations

RusLine provided limited scheduled commercial service to Moscow–Vnukovo as of 2018,[10] and to Saint Petersburg and Sochi as of 2019.[11] All commercial service at the airport was halted in February 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at UUOK airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

References
  1. Airport Kursk (Vostochny)
  2. "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
  3. Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
  4. "Russian Air Force today - Russian Western Military District". Eastern Order of Battle. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. "14th Guards Leningradskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Regiment im. Zhdanov". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  6. "Russian Air Force - Kursk/Vostochnyy (Khalino) (UUOK)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  7. "Росавиация продлила закрытие аэропортов на юге России до 7 мая". newizv.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  8. "Drone strikes oil tank at airfield in Russia's Kursk region". Reuters. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  9. "NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports)". Nitter. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  10. Авиакомпания "РусЛайн" меняет аэропорт базирования в Москве. www.rusline.aero (in Russian). Airline "RusLine". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  11. ""РусЛайн" откроет рейсы из Курска в Сочи". Interfax-Tourism. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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