Saratov West Air Base
Saratov West is a air base in Russia located 12 km west of Saratov. It is a military training airfield.
| Saratov West Sokol Razboyshchina | |||||||||
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| Saratov, Saratov Oblast in Russia | |||||||||
Saratov West Shown within Saratov Oblast Saratov West Saratov West (Russia) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°32′30″N 045°51′00″E | ||||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||
| In use | 1940 - present | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: XWSS | ||||||||
| Elevation | 288 metres (945 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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The base is home to the 131st Training Helicopter Regiment as part of the Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy.[1][2]
References
- "Russian Air Force - Saratov/Sokol ( )". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- "131st Training Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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