Klokovo air base

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]

Klokovo Tula
Tula, Tula Oblast in Russia
Satellite imagery of Klokovo air base
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Coordinates	54°14′12″N 37°36′24″E
Type	Air Base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Aerospace Forces
Site history
Built	1946 (1946)
In use	1946 - present
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: TYA
Elevation	219 metres (719 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 08/26 1,850 metres (6,070 ft) Concrete

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]

See also

• List of military airbases in Russia

References

1. "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16.
2. "374th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
3. "490th independent Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 8 December 2022.