Levashovo (air base)

Levashovo
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Russian Air Force
Location St Petersburg
Elevation AMSL 59 ft / 18 m
Coordinates 60°5′12″N 030°11′36″E / 60.08667°N 30.19333°E / 60.08667; 30.19333Coordinates: 60°5′12″N 030°11′36″E / 60.08667°N 30.19333°E / 60.08667; 30.19333
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8,202 2,500 Concrete


Levashovo (also Levashevo) is an air base located to the southwest of Levashovo, within the northern limits of the federal subject of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It houses mostly small transport planes mostly belonging to 549 AB (549th Air Base), most notably the Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26, and Tupolev Tu-134, along with Mi-6 and Mi-8 helicopters.

The 549th Air Base has seen many redesignations since being activated in 1942 as the 6th independent Transport Aviation Unit.[1]

The unit has been based at Levashevo since 1960. Aircraft in service have included the Mi-1, Mi-2, Mi-4, Mi-6 (Mi-6VPK and Mi-22 in the 1980s), Mi-8, Li-2, Il-14, An-2, An-14, An-12, An-24/26, Tu-124, Tu-134, 1981-, and the Il-22 from 1981. In 2000, according to the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty data exchange, the unit had 37 Mi-8 and some An-12. In 2009, the unit had two Tu-134s, 6 An-26, 5 An-12 and 5 Mi-8.

The unit has been part of:

References

  1. ↑ Michael Holm, 138th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment, accessed August 2011


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