Dombarovsky (air base)

Dombarovsky
Yasnaya
Yasny, Orenburg Oblast in Russia
Dombarovsky is located in Orenburg Oblast
Dombarovsky
Dombarovsky
Shown within Orenburg Oblast
Dombarovsky is located in Russia
Dombarovsky
Dombarovsky
Dombarovsky (Russia)
Coordinates51°02′56″N 59°51′12″E / 51.04889°N 59.85333°E / 51.04889; 59.85333
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorStrategic Rocket Forces
Site history
In use1953-present
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: XWTD
Elevation265 metres (869 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length and surface
04/22 210 metres (689 ft) Concrete

Dombarovsky (also given as Dombarovskiy and Tagilom) is a military airbase 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the village of Dombarovsky, near Yasny in Russia's Orenburg Oblast. Operated by the Soviet Air Defence Forces and later by the Russian Air Force, it hosted fighter interceptor squadrons and hosts an ICBM base (which has been adapted for commercial satellite launches) with a supporting helicopter base.

The site is divided into three sites:

  1. ^ "412th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "13th Orenburgskaya Red Banner Missile Division". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 4 December 2022.