Myrhorod Air Base

Myrhorod
Аеропорт «Миргород»
Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast in Ukraine
Myrhorod is located in Poltava Oblast
Myrhorod
Myrhorod
Shown within Poltava Oblast
Myrhorod is located in Ukraine
Myrhorod
Myrhorod
Myrhorod (Ukraine)
Coordinates49°55′54″N 033°38′22″E / 49.93167°N 33.63944°E / 49.93167; 33.63944
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorUkrainian Air Force
Controlled byAir Command Central
Site history
In useUnknown - present
Battles/wars2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: MXR, ICAO: UKBM
Elevation83 metres (272 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
04/22 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete
Map
Sources: GCM,[1] ASN[2]

Myrhorod (ICAO: UKBM) is an air base of the Ukrainian Air Force located near Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.

Until the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the base was home to the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade flying Sukhoi Su-27P/UB aircraft.[3]

  1. ^ Airport information for MXR at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Accident history for MXR at Aviation Safety Network
  3. ^ "Ukraine Air Force". Scramble.nl. Dutch Aviation Society. Retrieved 25 July 2023.