Raadi Airfield
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| Tartu Air Base | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: - ICAO: | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | military | ||
| Operator | Soviet Air Force | ||
| Serves | Tartu | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 223 ft (68 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9842 | 3000 | Concrete | |
Tartu Air Base is a former air base in Estonia located 4 km northeast of Tartu. It is a fairly extensive base with 24 large revetments and over 30 small ones. It was home to 132 TBAP (132nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) which flew Tupolev Tu-16 and Tupolev Tu-22M aircraft [1]. It was also a transport base with the 192 and/or 196 VTAP (Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying Ilyushin Il-76M cargo jets until 1990 [2]. These jets were relocated to Tver.
By 1993 it was listed as a designated emergency airfield on a 1993 Jeppesen chart for airline use. Currently it is reported to be closed and home to a used car market.
[edit] References
- ^ Dal'nyaya Aviatsiya. Aviabaza KPOI.
- ^ 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK. Brinkster.com.
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