Okhtyrka Air Base
Military aviation training air base in Ukraine
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Okhtyrka was a military aviation training air base in Ukraine located 8 km east of Okhtyrka city in Sumy Oblast. Operated by the Soviet Air Forces and then the Ukrainian Air Force, it was home to the 809th Aviation Training Regiment, flying 102 L-39C aircraft.
Okhtyrka | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ukrainian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Okhtyrka | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 489 ft (149 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°18′0″N 035°1′0″E | ||||||||||
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  UKHA Shown within Sumy Oblast  UKHA UKHA (Ukraine) | |||||||||||
 Interactive map of Okhtyrka | |||||||||||
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From 1961 - 1992 the regiment was part of the Kharkiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.
The base ceased operations in 2004.[1]
