Migalovo air base

Migalovo/Tver
Мигалово/Тверь
Tver, Tver Oblast in Russia
Antonov An-22 of the Russian Air Force in Tver
Migalovo is located in Tver Oblast
Migalovo
Migalovo
Shown within Tver Oblast
Migalovo is located in Russia
Migalovo
Migalovo
Migalovo (Russia)
Coordinates56°49′30″N 035°45′36″E / 56.82500°N 35.76000°E / 56.82500; 35.76000
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Aerospace Forces
Controlled byMilitary Transport Aviation
Site history
In use- present
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: KLD, ICAO: UUEM
Elevation143 metres (469 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
07/25 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Migalovo (also given as Tver Migalovo, Kalinin) (IATA: KLD, ICAO: UUEM) is an air base in Tver Oblast, Russia located 10 km west of Tver. It is a large military airlift base. It currently houses all of Russia's remaining Antonov An-22 fleet. It is an Ilyushin Il-76 base, with some Antonov An-12 aircraft stored.

The base is home to the Second Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (2 TSNII) and the 8th Military Transport Aviation Regiment which is part of the 12th Mginska Red Banner Military Transport Aircraft Division.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Butowski was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Russian Air Force - Tver/Migalovo (UUEM)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 9 December 2022.