Severomorsk-3 (air base)

Severomorsk-3
Malyavr
Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast in Russia
Satellite imagery of Severomorsk-3 air base
Severomorsk-3 is located in Murmansk Oblast
Severomorsk-3
Severomorsk-3
Shown within Murmansk Oblast
Severomorsk-3 is located in Russia
Severomorsk-3
Severomorsk-3
Severomorsk-3 (Russia)
Coordinates68°52′0″N 33°43′0″E / 68.86667°N 33.71667°E / 68.86667; 33.71667
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Navy - Russian Naval Aviation
Controlled byNorthern Fleet
Site history
Built1950 (1950)
In use1950 - present
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: ULMV
Elevation172 metres (564 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
17/35 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Severomorsk-3 (also referred to as Malyavr or Murmansk Northeast) is an air base of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is located 28 kilometers (17 mi) east of Murmansk, next to Lake Malyavr in the west of the Kola Peninsula.

The base is home to the 100th Independent Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiment with the Mikoyan MiG-29KR/KUBR (ASCC: Fulcrum-D)[1] and the 279th Independent Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiment with the Kamov Ka-52K "Katran", Sukhoi Su-25UTG (ASCC: Frogfoot), and Sukhoi Su-33 (ASCC: Flanker-D).[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AFMDEC16-86 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Russian Naval Aviation - Severomorsk-3 (Malyavr) (ULMV)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 1 January 2023.