Taganrog-Central (air base)
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Taganrog-Central (ICAO: URRC, FAA LID: XXX) is a military airfield in the city of Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia. It has one concrete runway.
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Taganrog/Tsentralnyy | |||||||
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Taganrog, Rostov Oblast in Russia | |||||||
Coordinates | 47°14′46″N 38°50′24″E | ||||||
Type | Air Base | ||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
Controlled by | Military Transport Aviation | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1938 (1938) | ||||||
In use | 1938 - present | ||||||
Battles/wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||||||
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Identifiers | IATA: XRRC, ICAO: URRC | ||||||
Elevation | 45 metres (148 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Military transport aviation (5th Aviation Group of the 6955th Avb) is deployed on aircraft Ilyushin Il-76 and the 325th Aircraft Repair Plant.
The airport has its own aviation museum.
The base is home to the 708th Military Transport Aviation Regiment of the 18th Guards Military Transport Aviation Division and Open Joint Stock Company State Airline (224 Flight Detachment).[1]
As part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian aircraft initially deployed to Belarus, redeployed to here during August 2022.[2]