Ivanovo Severny air base
| Ivanovo air base | |||||||
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| Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast in Russia | |||||||
Satellite imagery of Ivanovo Severny air base | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air base | ||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Controlled by | Military Transport Aviation | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 57°3′30″N 40°58′54″E / 57.05833°N 40.98167°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1935 | ||||||
| In use | 1935–present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 137 metres (449 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Ivanovo Severny (also Ivanovo air base and Ivanovo North) is an air base in Russia located 6 km north of Ivanovo. It is a large transport operation airfield with hangars and significant tarmac space. The runway was built in 1935 and upgraded in 1965. The airfield received the Soviet Union's first Ilyushin Il-76 delivery on June 3, 1974.
The base is home to the 144th Airborne Early Warning Aviation Regiment of the 12th Military Transport Aviation Division and the VTA training/development centre, the 610th Center for Combat Use and Retraining of Military Transport Aviation Flight Personnel (610th CBP i PLS) which uses the A-50 and A-50U airborne early warning and control aircraft.