Bezrechnaya-2 (air base)
Airport in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
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Bezrechnaya-2 (also given variously as Bezrechnaya, Bezrechnoy, Khodabulak, Khada Bulak North, or Mirnaya) was an interceptor aircraft base in Chita Oblast, Russia. It featured a linear ramp.
| Bezrechnaya-2 | |||||||
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| Borzya, Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia | |||||||
 Satellite imagery of the former Bezrechnaya-2 air base | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
  Bezrechnaya-2 Shown within Zabaykalsky Krai  Bezrechnaya-2 Bezrechnaya-2 (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 50°45′0″N 116°13′41″E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | - Unknown | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: XIAJ | ||||||
| Elevation | 671 metres (2,201 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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It was located 28 miles (45 km) north of Borzya and 7.4 miles (11.9 km) east of Mirnaya.
The base has been home to:
- 22 IAP (22nd Fighter Aviation Regiment) flying Sukhoi Su-15TM aircraft from 1971 to 1992. The regiment was subordinate to 50th Guards Air Defence Corps of the 14th Air Defence Army from 1988 to 1992.[1]
- OSAZ (unidentified) (Independent Composite Aviation Regiment) flying Su-15TM.[2] This may be an erroneous identification of 22 IAP listed above.
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