Uprun is an airbase of the Russian Aerospace Forces located 20 miles north of Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.
| Uprun Uprun/Troitsk Yuzhno-Uralskiy Uvelsky Uvelskiy  | |||||||
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Упрун/Троицк (Uvelskiy) | |||||||
| Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia | |||||||
 Satellite imagery of Uprun air base | |||||||
  Uprun Shown within Chelyabinsk Oblast  Uprun Uprun (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 54°22′53″N 61°21′05″E / 54.38139°N 61.35139°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Controlled by | 14th Air and Air Defence Forces Army | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: USCU | ||||||
| Elevation | 238 metres (781 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The base is home to the Aviation Group, 17th Guards Brigade of Army Aviation of the 17th Guards Army Aviation Brigade.[1]
The base has also been used by the 607th Training Aviation Regiment between 1982 and 1998.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Russian Air Force - Uprun/Troitsk (USCU)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "607th Training Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 16 December 2022.