Olenya airbase
| Olenya Olenegorsk/Vysokiy | |||||||
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Оленегорск/Высокий | |||||||
| Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast in Russia | |||||||
Satellite imagery of Olenya air base | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Controlled by | Long-Range Aviation | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 68°09′06″N 33°27′54″E / 68.15167°N 33.46500°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | 1957 - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: XLMO | ||||||
| Elevation | 214 metres (702 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Olenya (also Olenegorsk) is a major Russian Navy reconnaissance base, located on the Kola Peninsula 92 km south of Murmansk. As of 2020, units at the base were subordinate to the Long-Range Aviation branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The base and its staff settlement (Vysoky, Murmansk Oblast), across Lake Permusozero from the city of Olenegorsk, are served by the Olenegorsk rail station (formerly Olenya station). Olenya has served as the headquarters for five MRAD (Naval Reconnaissance Air Division), and has hosted two reconnaissance regiments. Its 3500-meter runway is the longest on the Kola Peninsula, making it a key facility for intercontinental flights across the North Atlantic basin.
The base is home to the 40th Composite Aviation Regiment as part of the 22nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division.