Severomorsk-2 (also
Safonovo-1 (USSR), Murmansk Northeast (US)) is a naval air base in
Murmansk Oblast
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,
Russia
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located 7 km southwest of
Severomorsk
Severomorsk (), known as Vayenga () until 18 April 1951, is a closed city, closed types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Severomorsk is the main administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. The town is sit ...
and 11 km northeast of Murmansk.
The primary operator of Severomorsk-2 (after 1965 Safonvo-1) was 403 ODLAP (
403rd Independent Long Range Aviation Regiment) operating
Beriev Be-12PS search and rescue aircraft. It is a relatively small airfield compared to nearby
Severomorsk-1
Severomorsk-1 , formerly known as Vayenga-1, is a naval air base in Murmansk Oblast, Russia south of Severomorsk (formerly called Vayenga). It one of the largest airfields on the Kola Peninsula, second only to Olenya. It can accommodate ove ...
, and was closed in 1998.
The base was home to the:
* 38th Independent Shipborne Anti-Submarine Helicopter Regiment between 1981 and 1993.
* 912th Independent Transport Aviation Regiment until 1960
* 830th Independent Shipborne Anti-Submarine Helicopter Regiment between 1960 and 2001.
* 524th Fighter Aviation Regiment VVS VMF between 1952 and 1960.
In mid-2022, Admiral
Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev
Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev (; born 16 April 1962) is a Russian admiral who is currently the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy since 2024.
He is an Admiral as of 2020, and was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2011.
I ...
announced that the air base would be reconstructed.
See also
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Severomorsk
Severomorsk (), known as Vayenga () until 18 April 1951, is a closed city, closed types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Severomorsk is the main administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. The town is sit ...
*
Severomorsk-1
Severomorsk-1 , formerly known as Vayenga-1, is a naval air base in Murmansk Oblast, Russia south of Severomorsk (formerly called Vayenga). It one of the largest airfields on the Kola Peninsula, second only to Olenya. It can accommodate ove ...
*
Severomorsk-3
References
External links
RussianAirFields.com
Russian Naval Aviation
Soviet Naval Aviation bases
Airports in Murmansk Oblast
Installations of the Russian Navy
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