Saky (air base)
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| Saky, Crimea Near Novofedorivka in Ukraine | |||||||
Satellite imagery of Saky air base | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Navy - Russian Naval Aviation | ||||||
| Controlled by | Black Sea Fleet | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 45°5′35″N 33°35′42″E / 45.09306°N 33.59500°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | Unknown to present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: UKFI | ||||||
| Elevation | 180 metres (591 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Saky (Ukrainian and Russian: Саки) is an air base adjacent to the settlement of Novofedorivka, Crimea. It was initially built by the Soviet Union in the 1930s, and has been operated under both Ukrainian and Russian sovereignty since 1992.
Since 2014, following the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War and the annexation of Crimea by Russia, the base has been operated by the Russian Ministry of Defence. The base is home of the 43rd Independent Naval Assault Aviation Regiment operating Sukhoi Su-24M/MR, Sukhoi Su-30SM and Tupolev Tu-1344A-4 aircraft. It is also the location of the Russian NITKA ("Scientific testing simulator for shipborne aviation") land-based aircraft carrier training and test simulator.