Kursk Vostochny Airport
Airport in Kursk Oblast, Russia
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Kursk Vostochny Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Курск-Восточный) (IATA: URS, ICAO: UUOK),[1] also known as Khalino airbase, Kursk-Khalino, is an interceptor aircraft base in Kursk Oblast, Russia, with a single 2,500 m (8,200 ft) runway located 7 km east of Kursk. It has been used for many decades as a military airbase and has had periods of time when it was also utilized as a commercial airport. It is located 4 miles northeast of Kursk and is considered a medium-sized base, with several alert pads. A civilian tarmac is located on the southern side of the airfield, which utilizes the common runway facilities.
Kursk Vostochny Airport Аэропорт Курск-Восточный | |||||||||||
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 Satellite imagery of Khalino air base | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civilian, Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||||||
| Operator | 6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army | ||||||||||
| Location | Kursk, Kursk Oblast, Russia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 686 ft / 209 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°45′6″N 36°17′48″E | ||||||||||
| Website | aerokursk.ru | ||||||||||
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  Kursk Vostochny Shown within Kursk Oblast, Russia  Kursk Vostochny Kursk Vostochny (Russia) | |||||||||||
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History
Khalino airbase was home to:
- 472nd Fighter Aviation Regiment from 4 October 1979 to 1998. Moved in from Orel, Orel Oblast, where it had been stationed from 1950 to 1979. Equipped with Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23P (ASCC: Flogger) or S from 1979. Disbanded 1 May 1998.[2][full citation needed]
- 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (14 Gv IAP) flying Mikoyan MiG-29 (SMT/UBT) (ASCC: Fulcrum) aircraft, having been relocated from Zherdevka (air base).[3] Now part of the 105th Guards Mixed Aviation Division flying the Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO: Flanker-H).[4][5][6]
All commercial flight activity at the airport was banned by Russian authorities at the start of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, starting at 03:45 on 24 February 2022.[7]
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 6 December 2022 the airport’s oil storage caught fire.[8] The Kursk governor blamed the fire on a drone strike amid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]
On 2 June 2023, Ukrainian sources reported several Su-34 combat aircraft located at the airport were damaged/destroyed, along with a single MiG-29 and a Pantsir-S1 air defense missile system. The information has not yet been verified independently.[9]
On 31 July 2024 the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck military storage near the airbase, causing fire detected by NASA's FIRMS.[10]
On 3 July 2025, an aviation arsenal at Khalino airbase was struck by Ukrainian drones, leading to an explosion believed to include ammunition for the Pantsir-S1, one of which was “probably” damaged.[11]
Airlines and destinations
RusLine provided limited scheduled commercial service to Moscow–Vnukovo as of 2018,[12] and to Saint Petersburg and Sochi as of 2019.[13] All commercial service at the airport was halted in February 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]
