Severomorsk-1 airfield
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| Height above MSL | 73 m (240 ft ) | ||
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| Distance from the city center | 3 km south of Severomorsk | ||
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| opening | before 1941 | ||
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| 14/32 | 3500 m × 60 m concrete | ||
The "Severomorsk-1" military airfield is an airfield in the far northwest of Russia , south of Severomorsk , Murmansk Oblast .
Until 1951 the airfield was called Ваенга-1 (Wajenga-1), named after the nearby river Wajenga . Ka-27 helicopters and various models of maritime patrols are stationed at the airfield . The smaller Severomorsk-2 airfield is 5 km to the southwest; it has been closed since 1998. The airfield Severomorsk-3 is located 22 km southeast and is home to long-range bombers and fighter planes.
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