Borzya-2 (air base)

Borzya-2 (also referred to as Borzia, Borzyu, and Borzya Northwest) is an air base in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia located 13 km west of Borzya. It is a simple fighter base with three areas of fighter revetments housing about 30 aircraft. The dispersal field for this airbase was Arabatuk, located 30 km away from Borzya.

Borzya-2
Borzya, Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia
Satellite imagery of Borzya-2 air base
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Coordinates	50°23′48″N 116°20′48″E
Type	Air Base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Air Force
Site history
In use	-present
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: XIAG
Elevation	671 metres (2,201 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 08/26 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

From 1945 to mid-1961 the 189th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (189 Gv APIB) (though a Shrumovik regiment 1945-56) had been stationed at various airfields in Poland. In July 1961 (possibly only in 1969) it was relocated from Brzeg (probably pl:Lotnisko_Brzeg-Skarbimierz) to Borzya-2. It was equipped with the Mikoyan MiG-17 at the time. When it arrived in Transbaikalia it came under the control of the 23rd Air Army It was reequipped with the Sukhoi Su-17M and then the Sukhoi Su-17M3 in 1975 and 1985.^[1] It was disbanded in 1998.

In 1975 the 101st Independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (101 ORAP) was establiushed at Borzya-2 flying MiG-21Rs. Later it flew the Sukhoi Su-17M3R aircraft.^[2]

References

1. "189th Guards Brestskiy order of Suvorov Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
2. "101st independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

External links

• RussianAirFields.com