Migalovo (also given as Tver Migalovo, Kalinin) (IATA: KLD, ICAO: UUEM) is an air base in Tver Oblast, Russia located 10 km west of Tver. It is a large military airlift base. It currently houses all of Russia's remaining Antonov An-22 fleet. It is an Ilyushin Il-76 base, with some Antonov An-12 aircraft stored.

Migalovo/Tver
Мигалово/Тверь
Tver, Tver Oblast in Russia
Antonov An-22 of the Russian Air Force in Tver
Migalovo is located in Tver Oblast
Migalovo
Migalovo
Shown within Tver Oblast
Migalovo is located in Russia
Migalovo
Migalovo
Migalovo (Russia)
Coordinates56°49′30″N 35°45′36″E / 56.82500°N 35.76000°E / 56.82500; 35.76000
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Aerospace Forces
Controlled byMilitary Transport Aviation
Site history
In use- present
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: KLD, ICAO: UUEM
Elevation143 metres (469 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
07/25 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

The base is home to the Second Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (2 TSNII) and the 8th Military Transport Aviation Regiment which is part of the 12th Mginska Red Banner Military Transport Aircraft Division.[1][2]

History

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In the period from 1946 to February 1975, the 56th Long-Range Fighter Aviation Division (56th Bomber Aviation Breslavl Division (since 1951), 56th Heavy Bomber Aviation Breslavl Division (since 1961) was based at the airfield. Its regiments included:[3]

In May 1991, 730th Aviation Regiment of Fighter-Bombers from the 125th Aviation Division of Fighter-Bombers of the Western Group of Forces, was withdrawn from Neuruppin in Brandenburg to Migalovo. It was flying the Sukhoi Su-17M4 (ASCC "Fitter"). In June 1991, the regiment was disbanded at the airfield.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
  2. ^ "Russian Air Force - Tver/Migalovo (UUEM)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Holm 2019.
  4. ^ Holm 2012.
  5. ^ "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16.
  6. ^ http://www.strizhi.ru/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1174753071 and Holm