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Kursk Vostochny Airport

Аэропорт Курск-Восточный
Kursk Vostochny Airport; Аэропорт Курск-Восточный
	Satellite imagery of Khalino air base
	IATA: URS; ICAO: UUOK;
Summary
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 / 51.75167°N 36.29667°E
Website	aerokursk.ru
Map
	Kursk Vostochny Shown within Kursk Oblast, Russia Kursk Vostochny Kursk Vostochny (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.

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

NASA's FIRMS detected fires 30 July 2024 23:29:00 (UTC) at two military storage facilities south of the air base

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]

Airlines and destinations

RusLine provided limited scheduled commercial service to Moscow–Vnukovo as of 2018,^[11] and to Saint Petersburg and Sochi as of 2019.^[12] All commercial service at the airport was halted in February 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[7]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at UUOK airport. See Wikidata query.

References

^ Airport Kursk (Vostochny)
^ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
^ "Russian Air Force today - Russian Western Military District". Eastern Order of Battle. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "14th Guards Leningradskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Regiment im. Zhdanov". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Russian Air Force - Kursk/Vostochnyy (Khalino) (UUOK)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Росавиация продлила закрытие аэропортов на юге России до 7 мая". newizv.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
^ ^a ^b "Drone strikes oil tank at airfield in Russia's Kursk region". Reuters. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^ "NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports)". Nitter. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
^ "Ukrainian Navy strikes at weapons depots on the outskirts of Kursk". Militarnyi. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
^ Авиакомпания "РусЛайн" меняет аэропорт базирования в Москве. www.rusline.aero (in Russian). Airline "RusLine". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ ""РусЛайн" откроет рейсы из Курска в Сочи". Interfax-Tourism. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

External links

Kursk Airport Official website (in Russian)
Airport information for UUOK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Current weather for UUOK at NOAA/NWS
Accident history for URS at Aviation Safety Network
472nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

[1] Airport Kursk (Vostochny)

[2] "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.

[AirPower2004-3] Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.

[4] "Russian Air Force today - Russian Western Military District". Eastern Order of Battle. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

[5] "14th Guards Leningradskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Regiment im. Zhdanov". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[6] "Russian Air Force - Kursk/Vostochnyy (Khalino) (UUOK)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[newizv20220502-7] "Росавиация продлила закрытие аэропортов на юге России до 7 мая". newizv.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2022-05-02.

[Reutersoil-8] "Drone strikes oil tank at airfield in Russia's Kursk region". Reuters. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[9] "NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports)". Nitter. Retrieved 2023-06-02.

[mil-2024-07-31-10] "Ukrainian Navy strikes at weapons depots on the outskirts of Kursk". Militarnyi. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-31.

[RusLine20180319-11] Авиакомпания "РусЛайн" меняет аэропорт базирования в Москве. www.rusline.aero (in Russian). Airline "RusLine". Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[interfax20191204-12] ""РусЛайн" откроет рейсы из Курска в Сочи". Interfax-Tourism. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

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+{{expand Russian|date=May 2023|topic=mil}}
 {{Infobox airport
 | name         = Kursk Vostochny Airport
 | nativename-a = Аэропорт Курск-Восточный
-| nativename-r = [[Image:Roundel of Russia.svg|90px]]
+| nativename-r =
-| image        = URS Logo new.png
+| image        = NASA FIRMS 2024-11-03 Kursk Khalino.png
 | image-width  = 250
+| caption      = Satellite imagery of Khalino air base
-| image2        =Курский авиаполк ЗВО завершил перевооружение на истребители Су-30СМ.jpg
+| image2       = URS Logo new.png <!--secondary image, major command emblems for airfields -->
 | image2-width  = 250
 | IATA         = URS
 | ICAO         = UUOK
-| type         = Joint, [[Russian Air Force]]
+| type         = Civilian, Military
-| owner        = [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|Ministry of Defence]]<BR>Russian Air Force
+| owner        = [[Russian Aerospace Forces]]
-| operator     = [[16th Air Army]]
+| operator     = [[6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army]]
 | city-served  =
-| location     = Kursk
+| location     = [[Kursk]], [[Kursk Oblast]], Russia
 | elevation-f  = {{Convert|209|m|disp=output number only|0}}
 | elevation-m  = 209
-| coordinates  = {{Coord|51|45|6|N|036|17|48|E|type:airport}}
+| coordinates  = {{Coord|51|45|6|N|36|17|48|E|type:airport}}
+| pushpin_map = Russia Kursk Oblast#Russia
+| pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Kursk Oblast, Russia
+| pushpin_label = Kursk Vostochny
+| pushpin_label_position =
 | website      = [http://aerokursk.ru/ aerokursk.ru]
 | metric-rwy   = y
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 }}
-'''Kursk Vostochny Airport''' ({{lang-ru|Аэропорт Курск-Восточный}}) {{Airport codes|URS|UUOK}},<ref>[http://www.aviateka.ru/airport/7427-Аэропорт-Курск-Восточный/ Airport Kursk (Vostochny)]</ref> also known as '''Khalino''', is an [[interceptor aircraft]] base in [[Kursk Oblast]], [[Russia]] located 7&nbsp;km east of [[Kursk]]. It is a medium-sized base 4 miles northeast of Kursk. Several alert pads, with civilian tarmac on other side of airfield.
+'''Kursk Vostochny Airport''' ({{langx|ru|Аэропорт Курск-Восточный}}) {{Airport codes|URS|UUOK}},<ref>[http://www.aviateka.ru/airport/7427-Аэропорт-Курск-Восточный/ Airport Kursk (Vostochny)]</ref> also known as '''Khalino airbase''', '''Kursk-Khalino''', is an [[interceptor aircraft]] base in [[Kursk Oblast]], [[Russia]], with a single {{cvt|2500|m}} runway located 7&nbsp;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.
-==Station history==
+==History==
+{{expand section|when was the airfield first used for commercial air activities? how extensive was commercial use?|date=September 2023}}
-Khalino was home to:
+Khalino airbase was home to:
-* '''472 IAP''' (472nd Interceptor 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 MiG-23P or S from 1979. Disbanded 1 May 1998. The 472nd IAP PVO was Military Unit No.61364.<ref>{{cite web| title = Aviatsiya PVO | publisher = Aviabaza KPOI | url = http://airbase.ru/squad/russia/avpvo/}}</ref>
+* '''[[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-23]]P (ASCC: Flogger) or S from 1979. Disbanded 1 May 1998.<ref>{{cite web| title = Aviatsiya PVO | publisher = Aviabaza KPOI | url = http://airbase.ru/squad/russia/avpvo/}}</ref>{{full|date=September 2023}}
+* '''14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment''' (14 Gv IAP) flying [[Mikoyan MiG-29]] (SMT/UBT) (ASCC: Fulcrum) aircraft, having been relocated from [[Zherdevka (air base)]].<ref name=AirPower2004>{{cite book |title=Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation |last=Butowski|first=Pyotr |publisher=AIRtime Publishing, Inc |year=2004 }}</ref> Now part of the '''[[105th Guards Mixed Aviation Division]]''' flying the [[Sukhoi Su-30]]SM (NATO: Flanker-H).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.easternorbat.com/html/russian_air_force_eng.html|title=Russian Air Force today - Russian Western Military District|publisher=Eastern Order of Battle|access-date=15 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/iap/14gviap.htm|title=14th Guards Leningradskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Regiment im. Zhdanov|publisher=Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991|access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://scramble.nl/planning/orbats/russian-federation/russian-federation-aerospace-forces#UUOK499|title=Russian Air Force - Kursk/Vostochnyy (Khalino) (UUOK)|publisher=Scramble.nl|access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref>
-It is currently home to:
-* '''14 IAP''' (14th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying [[MiG-29]] (SMT/UBT) aircraft, having been relocated from [[Zherdevka (air base)]].<ref name=AirPower>{{cite book| title = Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation | last = Butowski | first = Pyotr | publisher = AIRtime Publishing, Inc | year = 2004 }}</ref>
+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.<ref name=newizv20220502>{{Cite web|lang=ru|url=https://newizv.ru/news/economy/29-04-2022/rosaviatsiya-prodlila-zakrytie-aeroportov-na-yuge-rossii-do-7-maya|title=Росавиация продлила закрытие аэропортов на юге России до 7 мая|website=newizv.ru|access-date=2022-05-02|archive-date=2022-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502003557/https://newizv.ru/news/economy/29-04-2022/rosaviatsiya-prodlila-zakrytie-aeroportov-na-yuge-rossii-do-7-maya|url-status=live}}</ref>
+=== Russian invasion of Ukraine ===
+[[File:NASA FIRMS 2024-07-30 Kursk-Khalino.png|thumb|[[NASA]]'s [[Fire Information for Resource Management System|FIRMS]] detected fires 30 July 2024 23:29:00 ([[UTC]]) at two military storage facilities south of the air base]]
+On 6 December 2022 the airport’s oil storage caught fire.<ref name=Reutersoil /> The Kursk governor blamed the fire on a drone strike amid the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name=Reutersoil>{{cite news |date=6 December 2022 |title=Drone strikes oil tank at airfield in Russia's Kursk region |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/drone-strikes-oil-tank-airfield-russias-kursk-region-2022-12-06/ |work=Reuters |access-date=6 December 2022 }}</ref>
+On 2 June 2023, Ukrainian sources reported several [[Sukhoi Su-34|Su-34]] combat aircraft located at the airport were damaged/destroyed, along with a single [[Mikoyan MiG-29|MiG-29]] and a [[Pantsir missile system|Pantsir-S1]] air defense missile system. The information has not yet been verified independently.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) |url=https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1664681904488972295 |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Nitter |language=en}}</ref>
+On 31 July 2024 the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck military storage near the airbase, causing fire detected by [[NASA]]'s [[Fire Information for Resource Management System|FIRMS]].<ref name=mil-2024-07-31>{{Cite web |title= Ukrainian Navy strikes at weapons depots on the outskirts of Kursk |url= https://mil.in.ua/en/news/ukrainian-navy-strikes-at-weapons-depots-on-the-outskirts-of-kursk/ |work= Militarnyi |date=31 July 2024 |access-date=2024-07-31}}</ref>
 ==Airlines and destinations==
+<!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airlines itself are not independent sources. -->
-{{airport-dest-list
-|[[RusLine]] | [[Vnukovo International Airport|Moscow-Vnukovo]],<ref name="RusLineToVKO">{{cite web|script-title=ru:Авиакомпания "РусЛайн" меняет аэропорт базирования в Москве|url=https://www.rusline.aero/special_programs/special_offers/aviakompaniya-ruslayn-menyaet-aeroport-bazirovaniya/|website=www.rusline.aero|publisher=Airline "RusLine"|accessdate=19 March 2018|language=ru}}</ref> [[Pulkovo Airport|Saint Petersburg]], [[Adler-Sochi International Airport|Sochi]] (resumes {{date|2019-12-28}})<ref>{{cite news |title="РусЛайн" откроет рейсы из Курска в Сочи |url=https://tourism.interfax.ru/ru/news/articles/64523/ |accessdate=4 December 2019 |work=Interfax-Tourism |date=4 December 2019}}</ref>
+[[RusLine]] provided limited scheduled commercial service to [[Vnukovo International Airport|Moscow–Vnukovo]] as of 2018,<ref name=RusLine20180319>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Авиакомпания "РусЛайн" меняет аэропорт базирования в Москве|url=https://www.rusline.aero/special_programs/special_offers/aviakompaniya-ruslayn-menyaet-aeroport-bazirovaniya/|website=www.rusline.aero|publisher=Airline "RusLine"|access-date=19 March 2018|language=ru}}</ref> and to [[Pulkovo Airport|Saint Petersburg]] and [[Adler-Sochi International Airport|Sochi]] as of 2019.<ref name=interfax20191204>{{cite news |title="РусЛайн" откроет рейсы из Курска в Сочи |url=https://tourism.interfax.ru/ru/news/articles/64523/ |access-date=4 December 2019 |work=Interfax-Tourism |date=4 December 2019}}</ref>  All commercial service at the airport was halted in February 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref name=newizv20220502/>
-}}
+==Statistics==
+{{Airport-Statistics|icao=UUOK}}
 ==See also==
 {{Portal|Russia|Aviation}}
+* [[List of airports in Russia]]
+* [[List of military airbases in Russia]]
 * [[:ru:472-й истребительный авиационный полк]]
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 *[http://aerokursk.ru/ Kursk Airport Official website] {{in lang|ru}}
-*{{WAD|UUOK|source=[[DAFIF]]}}
 *{{GCM|UUOK|source=[[DAFIF]]}}
 *{{NWS-current|UUOK}}
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-[[Category:Soviet Air Force bases]]
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 [[Category:Airports in Kursk Oblast]]
+{{authority control}}
-{{Russia-mil-stub}}