Ozerne Air Base | |||||||
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Ozerne, Zhytomyr Oblast in Ukraine | |||||||
Coordinates | 50°9′30″N 028°44′18″E / 50.15833°N 28.73833°E | ||||||
Type | Air Base | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Ukrainian Air Force | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1933 | ||||||
In use | 1933 - present | ||||||
Battles/wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: UKKO | ||||||
Elevation | 83 metres (272 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Ozerne (ICAO: UKKO) is an air base of the Ukrainian Air Force located near Ozerne, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine.
The base is home to the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade flying Sukhoi Su-27UB and Aero L-39C Albatross aircraft.[1]
Ozerne (Ukrainian: Озерне, given in source material under the plethora of names: Zhytomyr Ozerna, Ozernyy, Ozernoye, Oziernoye, Ozernoe, Ozernoye, Ozyornoye, Ozyornaya, and in US intelligence as Zhitomir/Skomorokhi).