Monchegorsk Air Base

Monchegorsk Air Base is a military air base in , Russia located 13 km northeast of and 11 miles southwest of Olenya. Work on the air base began in the early 1950s, and by 1957 it was identified on American Lockheed U-2 overflights with a modern 6600 ft runway, extensive infrastructure, and a MiG regiment.
  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 167 metres (548 feet)
  • …is operated by Министерство обороны РФ
  • Description: airbase in Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Places in the Area

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Village
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Latitude
67.9883° or 67° 59′ 18″ north
Longitude
33.0095° or 33° 0′ 34″ east
Open location code
9GVMX2Q5+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway = aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse = military
Open­Street­Map feature
military = airfield
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Ukrainian—“Monchegorsk Air Base” goes by many names.
Montšegorskin lentotukikohtaFinnish
Montšegorskin sotilaslentokenttäFinnish
ULMGFinnish
モンチェゴルスク空軍基地Japanese
MontsjegorskNorwegian
Montsjegorsk (flybase)Norwegian Bokmål
پایگاه هوایی مونچگورسکPersian
Авиабаза МончегорскRussian
Аэродром МончегорскRussian
военный аэродром МончегорскRussian
МончегорскRussian
СургучRussian
Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ мунчгурскTajik
Пойгоҳи ҳавоии МончегорскTajik
Аеродром МончегорськUkrainian
МончегорськUkrainian
Мончегорськ (аеродром)Ukrainian

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Murmansk Oblast: Highlights

Learn more about Murmansk and Severomorsk.