Petrozavodsk Airport
Petrozavodsk Airport Karelian: Petroskoin Lendoazema Russian: Аэропорт Петрозаводск | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil/military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Karelia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Petrozavodsk | ||||||||||
| Location | Besovets, Republic of Karelia, Russia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 151 ft / 46 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°53′6″N 34°9′24″E / 61.88500°N 34.15667°E | ||||||||||
| Website | karelavia.ru | ||||||||||
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Petrozavodsk Airport (Karelian: Petroskoin lendoazema, Russian: Аэропорт Петрозаводск, Finnish: Petroskoin lentoasema; (IATA: PES, ICAO: ULPB); ex: Besovets, Petrozavodsk-2) is a joint civil-military airport in Russia located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest of Petrozavodsk in Besovets, Shuya Rural Settlement (municipality). It services small airliners. It is a minor airfield with 12 parking stands and a small amount of tarmac space.
The airfield has seen military use as an interceptor base. During the 1960s or 1970s, Sukhoi Su-15 aircraft were based at Besovets. During the 1970s, it was home to the 991st Fighter Aviation Regiment (991 IAP), which flew Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 'Foxbat' aircraft. In 1992–93, the 159th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (159 IAP) transferred in from Poland, having left the 4th Air Army. It now flies the Sukhoi Su-35S aircraft and is now part of the 105th Guards Mixed Aviation Division, 6th Air and Air Defence Forces Army.