Krymsk (air base)

Krymsk is an air base of the Russian Aerospace Forces as part of the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army, Southern Military District. The base is also known as the 6972nd Air Force Base[1] is an airport located 3.0 miles (4.8 km) to the north of Krymsk.[2] The main fighter regiment at the base has gone through a series of re-organizations and re-designations:[3]

  • January 9, 2001: absorbed the 562nd Fighter Aviation Regiment, and renamed 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.
  • January 12, 2009 renamed 6972nd Guards Aviation Base.
Krymsk
Krymsk, Krasnodar Krai in Russia
Krymsk is located in Krasnodar Krai
Krymsk
Krymsk
Shown within Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Krymsk is located in Russia
Krymsk
Krymsk
Krymsk (Russia)
Coordinates44°55′24″N 37°58′50″E
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Aerospace Forces
Controlled by4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Site history
In useUnknown - present
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: NOI
Runways
Direction Length and surface
04/22 2,470 metres (8,104 ft) Concrete

The base is home to the:[4]

  • 1st Guards Composite Aviation Division HQ
    • 3rd Composite Guards Aviation Regiment with two squadrons of Sukhoi Su-27M3 (NATO: Flanker)

History

In 2011, the airfield was closed for renovation.

According to some reports, the airbase suffered from floods in Krymsk in July 2012. According to an unnamed Izvestiya quoted eyewitness, the flow of water washed sand and rubble destined for the runway, under the water were not only pits, but also the basements and first floors of residential and administrative buildings of the military town. “... About 15 combat aircraft flooded, which did not have time to take out before reconstruction. At the same time, the builders and the military were most afraid that aviation kerosene would be poured out due to the elements and the bombs would begin to tear ”.[5] At the same time, according to an unnamed representative of the military district, given in the same article, at the time of the reconstruction at the airfield there were only “aircraft taken out of service and in storage” and there was no fuel and ammunition.[5]

The Russian Ministry of Defense denied reports of serious damage to the airfield. A spokesman for the Southern Military District said: “The message that the airfield in Krymsk was badly damaged and 200 million rubles would be required for its reconstruction is not true.” He also stressed that the airfield "is located on a hill, and the maximum amount of water at the very peak of the flood reached here a height of 10 centimeters".[6]

After the floods, 5,500 military were deployed to the city of Krymsk to help rebuild the city, and a military campground was built on the airfield of the Krymsk airfield.[7]

References
  1. "Russian Air Force Order of Battle". Globalsecurity.org.
  2. "Krymsk Air Base - Russia". World Airport Codes.
  3. Michael Holm, 393rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, Ww2.dk, accessed December 2012.
  4. "Russian Air Force today - Russian Southern Military District". Eastern Order of Battle. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. Тельманов, Денис (19 July 2012). "В Крымске затопило военную авиабазу". Iz.ru. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. "РИА Новости - ЮГ - Силовые структуры - Минобороны опровергло сообщения СМИ о том, что аэродром Крымска сильно пострадал от стихии". Archived from the original on 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  7. "Military operation in the flooded Krymsk". Archive.is. 4 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2019.


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