Klokovo air base

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Klokovo Tula
Tula, Tula Oblast in Russia
Satellite imagery of Klokovo air base
Klokovo Shown within Tula Oblast Show map of Tula Oblast Klokovo Klokovo (Russia) Show map of Russia
Coordinates	54°14′12″N 37°36′24″E / 54.23667°N 37.60667°E / 54.23667; 37.60667
Type	Air Base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Aerospace Forces
Site history
Built	1946 (1946)
In use	1946 - present
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: TYA
Elevation	219 metres (719 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 08/26 1,850 metres (6,070 ft) Concrete

Klokovo (Russian: Клоково) (IATA: TYA) is an air base in Russia on north fringe of Tula. It has been home to 374 OVTAP (374th Independent Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying Ilyushin Il-76 (ASCC: Candid) and Antonov An-22 (ASCC: Cock) large cargo planes, of the 12th Military Transport Aviation Division "Mginskaya Red Banner".^[1]

A scholastic regiment of Tambov military aircraft school (Aero L-29 Delfín (ASCC: Maya)) was based there. The runway was used by the military together with a civil airport, which closed in 1992.

The base was used by the 374th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment between 1946 and 1975^[2] and is currently home to the 490th Independent Helicopter Regiment.^[3]