Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba Комсомольск-на-Амуре Хурба | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||||||
| Location | Komsomolsk-na-Amure | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 92 ft / 28 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°24′30″N 136°56′0″E / 50.40833°N 136.93333°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.airksl.ru | ||||||||||
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  KXK Location of airport in Khabarovsky Krai | |||||||||||
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Khurba Airport (also given as Komsomolsk South, Khurba, Uchastok, and Kalinovka) (IATA: KXK, ICAO: UHKK) is an air base (also used as an airport (Russian: Аэропорт Хурба)) in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Komsomolsk-on-Amur. This medium-sized base has considerable tarmac space and an extended area of revetments. It handles medium-sized airliners.
The 277th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment (277 Gv BAP) is currently changing from flying Sukhoi Su-24M2s in the 1990-2000s[1][2] to the Sukhoi Su-34 (AFIP "Fullback") with the first 10 delivered.[3][4]
The regiment was deployed to Lida (air base) in Belarus as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[5]
- ^ "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012.
- ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. January 2017. p. 23.
- ^ "Russian Federation - Aerospace Forces (RF VKS)". 27 October 2023.
- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. December 2022. p. 30.