Siversky (air base)

Siversky
Siversky, Leningrad Oblast in Russia
Siversky is located in Leningrad Oblast
Siversky
Siversky
Shown within Leningrad Oblast
Siversky is located in Russia
Siversky
Siversky
Siversky (Russia)
Coordinates59°21′24″N 030°2′12″E / 59.35667°N 30.03667°E / 59.35667; 30.03667
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Air Force
Site history
Built1955 (1955)
In use1955 - 2009 (2009)
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: ULLS
Elevation104 metres (341 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Siversky (ICAO: ULLS) (also Ziverskaya) is an air base in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 2 km northwest of Siversky. It is a small airfield 65 km south of Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) and is home to the 67th Bomber Aviation Regiment, flying Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft.[1] According to Natural Resources Defense Council it has served as a nuclear bomber base. A United States joint military inspection was conducted at the base on February 11, 1992, which confirmed a Su-24 presence.

Jet fighter aircraft were reported at Siversky as early as 1955.[2] During the 1960s Siversky had as many as 77 fighter jets based at the airfield[3] while a 1967 reconnaissance mission only revealed three aircraft.[4] By 1980 Siversky was home to a Mikoyan MiG-27M regiment.[5]

  1. ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
  2. ^ 1. VASILKOV AIRFIELD 2. SIVERSKIY AIRFIELD AND RADAR LOCATION 3. NEW AIR FORCE UNIFORMS, CIA-RDP80-00810A008500700007-7, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, December 9, 1955.
  3. ^ ORDER OF BATTLE MISSION 1029 3-12 MARCH 1966, CIA-RDP03-00140R000100010032-6, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, April 1, 1966.
  4. ^ KH-4 MISSION 1041 10-23 MAY 1967 AIR AND NAVAL EDITION, CIA-RDP99T01396R000100380001-1, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, June 1, 1967
  5. ^ FLOGGER J IN THE USSR, CIA-RDP80T01782R000200050001-0, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, September 1, 1980.