Urochishche Vetrovoye

Urochishche Vetrovoye is a locality in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vetrovoye Air Base (historical).

Aerodrome
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Vetrovoye is a former Soviet Naval air base on , located 66 km northeast of . The airfield was built in the early or mid-1960s, following a directive by Defense Minister Rodion Malinovsky that every American aircraft carrier between Midway Island and the Kuril Ridge be photographed by Soviet Tupolev Tu-16R reconnaissance aircraft. is situated 3 km north of Urochishche Vetrovoye.

Urochishche Vetrovoye

Latitude
45.22778° or 45° 13′ 40″ north
Longitude
148.32639° or 148° 19′ 35″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8RQC68HG+4H
Geo­Names ID
2118134
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