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Klokovo (air base)
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Klokovo (Russian: Клоково) (IATA: TYA) is an air base in Russia on north fringe of Tula. It has been home to 374 OVTAP (374th Independent Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying Ilyushin Il-76 (ASCC: Candid) and Antonov An-22 (ASCC: Cock) large cargo planes, of the 12th Military Transport Aviation Division "Mginskaya Red Banner".[1]
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Klokovo Tula | |||||||
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Tula, Tula Oblast in Russia | |||||||
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Coordinates | 54°14′12″N 037°36′24″E | ||||||
Type | Air Base | ||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1946 (1946) | ||||||
In use | 1946 - present | ||||||
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Identifiers | IATA: TYA | ||||||
Elevation | 219 metres (719 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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A scholastic regiment of Tambov military aircraft school (Aero L-29 Delfín (ASCC: Maya)) was based there. The runway was used by the military together with a civil airport, which closed in 1992.
The base was used by the 374th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment between 1946 and 1975[2] and is currently home to the 490th Independent Helicopter Regiment.[3]