Kamensk-Uralsky (air base)

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Kamensk-Uralsky Kamensk-Uralskii/Traviany
Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia
Satellite imagery of Kamensk-Uralsky air base
Kamensk-Uralsky Shown within Sverdlovsk Oblast Show map of Sverdlovsk Oblast Kamensk-Uralsky Kamensk-Uralsky (Russia) Show map of Russia
Coordinates	56°26′12″N 61°59′12″E / 56.43667°N 61.98667°E / 56.43667; 61.98667
Type	Air Base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Aerospace Forces
Controlled by	14th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Site history
In use	- present
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: XSSU
Elevation	153 metres (502 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 11/29  Concrete

Kamensk-Uralsky, also known as Travyany, is a military air base near the village of Travyanskoye in the vicinity of the city of Kamensk-Uralsky, in the Sverdlovsk Oblast.

From 1948 to 1998(?) it was home to the 605th Training Aviation Regiment (UchSH Li-2(?); Il-28; Tu-124Sh; Tu-134Sh; Tu-16) of the Chelyabinsk Higher Military Aviation School of Navigators.^[1]

The base is home to the 17th Guards Army Aviation Brigade.^[2]

The call sign for the airfield is 'Welcome' (Russian: Радушный).^[3] In December 2018, the aviation brigade station at the base was reorganized and equipped with Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters, around which a new squadron was formed. Previously the base had been equipped with Mi-8 MTV-5 and Mi-8 MTV-5-1.^[4] The airport is notable as one of only two units in Russia that deal with the provision of space flights.^[3]