Horodnia (also Gorodnya, Horodnya, Horodnye, or Gorodnye) was a flight training air base in Ukraine located 4 km east of Horodnia.

Horodnia
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorSoviet Air Forces
LocationHorodnia, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
Elevation AMSL489 ft / 149 m
Coordinates51°53′0″N 031°39′0″E / 51.88333°N 31.65000°E / 51.88333; 31.65000
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8,202 2,500 Concrete

It was home to the 703rd Training Aviation Regiment flying 101 Aero L-39 Albatros, "C" model. The 703rd Training Aviation Regiment moved from Uman to Gorodnya in 1965; it formed part of the Chernigov Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots (17th Air Army/Air Forces of the Kyiv Military District). The regiment was taken over by Ukraine in early 1992.[1]

Gorodnya

References

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  1. ^ "703rd Training Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces Order of Battle and Organisation. Retrieved 2022-09-18.