Spassk-Dalny | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | N/A | ||||||||||
| Location | Spassk-Dalny, Primorsky Krai, Russia | ||||||||||
| Built | Unknown | ||||||||||
| In use | Unknown | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 344 ft / 105 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°36′47″N 132°53′13″E / 44.61306°N 132.88694°E | ||||||||||
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  Spassk-Dalny Location in Primorsky Krai | |||||||||||
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Spassk-Dalny Airfield, also known in the US intelligence community as Spassk-Dalniy East, was a Soviet Air Force base in Primorsky Krai, Russia located 6 km (4 mi) northeast of Spassk-Dalny, Russia. Spassk-Dalny was primarily a Soviet Air Defence Forces (PVO) interceptor airfield for defending against Western aircraft, with the 821st Fighter Aviation Regiment (11th Independent Air Defence Army) based here. However, the 219th Long-Range Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment of the 30th Air Army, Long Range Aviation was also a tenant during the 1950s and 1960s, operating Tupolev Tu-16 Badger aircraft for intelligence operations around east Asia.