| Soltsy-2 Сольцы &sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_Russian_Aerospace_Forces.svg) | |||||||
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| Soltsy, Novgorod Oblast in Russia | |||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:NASA_FIRMS_2024-11-03_Soltsy-2.png) Satellite imagery of Soltsy-2 air base | |||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Tu-22M3_Russian_Air_Force,_Soltsy.jpg) Tu-22M3 of the Russian Air Force at Soltsy in 2007 | |||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Outline_Map_of_Novgorod_Oblast.svg)  Soltsy-2 Shown within Novgorod Oblast &sq=&lang=&file=File:European_Russia_location_map_(2014%E2%80%932022,_Crimea_disputed).svg) Soltsy-2 Soltsy-2 (European Russia) &sq=&lang=&file=File:Russia_administrative_location_map.svg) Soltsy-2 Soltsy-2 (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 58°8′20″N 30°19′45″E / 58.13889°N 30.32917°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Controlled by | Long-Range Aviation | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1951 | ||||||
| In use | 1951 - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: XLLL | ||||||
| Elevation | 81 metres (266 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Soltsy-2[citation needed][a] (Russian: Сольцы; ICAO: XLLL) is an air base in Novgorod Oblast, Russia located 2 km north of Soltsy and 72 km southwest of Novgorod. It contains large aircraft revetments, with a separate compound of 9 hardened areas about 1 mile from the airfield.[1]
The base is home to the 40th Composite Aviation Regiment which flies the Tu-22M as part of the 22nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division.[2]
In 1992, the headquarters of the 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division (326 TBAD) arrived from Tartu Raadi Airfield in newly independent Estonia. In 1998 the division headquarters was moved to Ukrainka in the Far East.[3]
The 840th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (840 TBAP) flew Tupolev Tu-22 aircraft from November 1951 through to 2010.[4] The regiment was disbanded in 2010 following the changes initiated by the Russian military reforms from 2008.[5]
Airfield is properly maintained for occasional training of Russian Aerospace Forces and to service governmental flights in Novgorod region.[6][7]
Natural Resources Defense Council lists Soltsy-2 as a nuclear weapons facility.
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- ^ "Дальняя авиация" (in Russian). Airbase.ru. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "Russian Air Force - Soltsy (ULLL)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Tartu, Estonian SSSR, 12.59 - 1992 [58 24 08N, 26 49 19E]. Michael Holm, 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, accessed September 2011
- ^ "840th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment". Michael Holm. Note Holm appears to incorrectly state the regiment disbanded in 1994.
- ^ Warfare.ru, Air Force structure, accessed September 2011
- ^ "Они улетели, но обещали вернуться". Новгородские Ведомости (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ "Премьер-министр Мишустин прилетел в Сольцы". ВНовгороде.ру – Все новости Новгородской области. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-10-02.