Krichev (air base)
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TypeAir Base
Built1949
| Krichev Krychaw | |||||||
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| Krychaw, Klimavichy District, Mogilev Region in Belarus | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Owner | Armed Forces of Belarus | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
  Krichev Shown within Belarus | |||||||
| Coordinates | 53°44′05″N 031°55′02″E / 53.73472°N 31.91722°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1949 | ||||||
| In use | 1949–1993 | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: ZF19 | ||||||
| Elevation | 174 metres (571 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Krichev is a military air base in the Mogilev Region, Belarus. It is located in Klimavichy District, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the city of Krychaw. The base served the interceptor air defense role for the Soviet Air Defence Force, hosted by the 28th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 2nd Air Defence Corps, Moscow Air Defence District.[1]