Coordinates: 53°42′54″N 33°20′20″E / 53.71500°N 33.33889°E / 53.71500; 33.33889

Seshcha air base

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Seshcha
Dubrovka, Bryansk Oblast in Russia
File:NASA FIRMS 2024-10-12 Seshcha.png
Satellite imagery of Seshcha air base
Shown within Bryansk Oblast, Russia
Seshcha (Russia)
Coordinates53°42′54″N 33°20′20″E / 53.71500°N 33.33889°E / 53.71500; 33.33889
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Aerospace Forces
Controlled byMilitary Transport Aviation
Site history
Built1931 (1931)
In usecirca 1931 - present
Battles/wars2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: UUWD
Elevation210 metres (689 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
08/26 3,070 metres (10,072 ft) Concrete
File:NASA FIRMS 2024-10-12 Seshcha 3.1km.png
NASA's FIRMS shows runway 08/26 extended to 3.10 km

Seshcha is an air base near Dubrovka, Bryansk Oblast of the Russian Aerospace Forces as part of Military Transport Aviation. As of 2022, the base was home to the 566th Military Transport Aviation Regiment which flies the Antonov An-124 (NATO: Condor) of the 12th Military Transport Aircraft Division.[1] The regiment first arrived at the base in August 1958.[2]

History

The airbase was placed in operation in the early 1930s.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. "Seshcha (UUWD)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. Michael Holm, 566 VTAP, c2015.