Umbozero (air base)

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For the lake, see Umbozero Lake

Umbozero (also Umba) is a Soviet Naval Aviation and Russian Navy reserve airfield[1] in Murmansk Oblast, Russia located in the southwest Kola Peninsula 3 km north of Umbozero. It is located 165 km southeast of Murmansk. This airfield provides 20 revetments for combat aircraft.

Umbozero
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorRussian Air Force
LocationUmbozero
Elevation AMSL518 ft / 158 m
Coordinates67°31′0″N 034°18′36″E / 67.51667°N 34.31000°E / 67.51667; 34.31000
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8,202 2,500 Concrete

Umbozero was identified in the early 1960s by US reconnaissance aircraft, but only a few aircraft were observed at the airfield.[2] In summer 1967 the runway was being paved.[3] No regiment is believed to have been assigned permanently to the base, and as it contains almost no infrastructure it is thought to be a dispersal airfield for tactical aircraft.

Umbozero South airfield

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A nearby airfield with a 3000 m runway, listed on charts as "Umbozero South", exists 16 km south of Umbozero airfield. Like Umbozero, it has almost no infrastructure. It is also categorized as a naval reserve airfield.[4][5] It was one of nine Arctic staging bases for the Tupolev Tu-22M (Backfire).[6]

References

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  1. ^ 197803_VOL. 3 OF 4 VOLUMES ANNUAL INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLOITATION PRODUCTS JANUARY-DECEMBER 1978, CREST: CIA-RDP79T01184A000100030001-6, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
  2. ^ CABLE TO AFSSO USAFE FROM NPIC, September 9, 1963, CIA-RDP78B04558A000800090026-7, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
  3. ^ CABLE TO DIRNSA FROM NPIC, August 1, 1967, CIA-RDP78B03817A000700030031-1, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
  4. ^ MONTHLY INDEX PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLOITATION PRODUCTS MARCH 1987, CIA-RDP87T00758R000102160001-8, March 1, 1987, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
  5. ^ 197803_VOL. 3 OF 4 VOLUMES ANNUAL INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLOITATION PRODUCTS JANUARY-DECEMBER 1978, CREST: CIA-RDP79T01184A000100030001-6, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
  6. ^ STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATIONS RELATED ACTIVITIES SUMMARY REPORT (SANITIZED), June 1, 1980, CREST: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100140001-2, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.