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Chuguevka Alternate names: Chuguyevka, Sandagou (US), Sikharovka (erroneous), Sakharovka (erroneous), Sokolovka, Bulyga-Fadeyevo (US) Location: 9kmS Chuguyevka, Primorski, RU Coordinates: 44°04.9'N 133°52.2'E Google TerraServer Multimap GeoURL Elevation: 305 m (1001 ft) ICAO:UHS2 Runway:2500 m (8202 ft) (CONC) Military units:530 IAP (MiG-31, 1991)[#1][#7], (36 MiG-25P, 1991)[#1]. /// Housed MiG-17s before the 1970s. Base's objective was to counter SR-71 flights over Vladivostok. A MiG-25 from Chuguyevka, piloted by V. Belenko, defected to Hakodate, Japan on 6 September 1976. Small number of reveted pads.Bulyga-Fadayevo name appeared on 1970s JNC charts. REFERENCES 1 Aviatsiya PVO, Aviabaza KPOI. airbase.ru/squad/russia/avpvo/ 7 Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation |