Besovets Airport
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| Petrozavodsk Besovets | |||
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| IATA: PES - ICAO: ULPB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | military/civil | ||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||
| Serves | Petrozavodsk | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 151 ft (46 m) | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 02/20 | 8,202 | 2,500 | Concrete |
Petrozavodsk Besovets (also appearing as Dalna, or Petrozavodsk Northwest) (IATA: PES, ICAO: ULPB) is a joint civil-military in Russia located 12 km northwest of Petrozavodsk. It services small airliners. It is a minor airfield with 12 parking stands and a small amount of tarmac space.
The airfield has seen military use as an interceptor base. During the 1960s or 1970s Sukhoi Su-15 aircraft were based at Besovets. During the 1970s it was home to the 991 IAP (991st Interceptor Aviation Regiment), which flew MiG-25 Foxbat aircraft. In the 1990s, the 159 IAP (159th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) had a presence, flying Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft,
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