Burevestnik Airport
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Буревестник | |||||||
| Burevestnik, Sakhalin Oblast in Russia | |||||||
Satellite imagery of Burevestnik air base | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Controlled by | 11th Air and Air Defence Forces Army | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 44°55′12″N 147°37′18″E / 44.92000°N 147.62167°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||
| In use | 1941 - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: BVV, ICAO: UHSB, LID: БУР | ||||||
| Elevation | 24 metres (79 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Burevestnik (also Iturup; Japanese: 天寧飛行場, Tennei-hikōjō) (IATA: BVV, ICAO: UHSB) is a military air base on Iturup Island, Russia, establishing Soviet/Russian presence on the disputed South Kuril Islands with the largest airfield in the region. It is also the former Soviet Union's most remote interceptor base. An Army helicopter combat support squadron was also stationed at the airfield in the early 1980s, providing limited fire support and transport capability. Burevestnik's communications and logistics were tied to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and supplies were flown in weekly on Antonov An-12 aircraft.
The base is home to a detachment of the 18th Army Aviation Brigade which flies the Mil Mi-8AMTSh under the 11th Air and Air Defence Forces Army.