Koshka Yavr (air base)

Koshka Yavr
IATA: noneICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Russian Air Force
Location Zapolyarnyj
Elevation AMSL 495 ft / 151 m
Coordinates 69°15′6″N 031°11′48″E / 69.25167°N 31.19667°E / 69.25167; 31.19667Coordinates: 69°15′6″N 031°11′48″E / 69.25167°N 31.19667°E / 69.25167; 31.19667
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 9,842 3,000 Concrete


Koshka Yavr is a military air base in Murmansk Oblast, Russia located 25 km southeast of Zapolyarny and 83 km west of Murmansk. It appears to have been constructed as a dispersion airfield for Soviet strike aircraft in the event of military action on the Kola Peninsula.

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