Map - Provideniya Bay Airport (Buhta Providenja Airport)

Provideniya Bay Airport (Buhta Providenja Airport)
Provideniya Bay Airport (Аэропорт «Бухта Провидения») (also Urelik and Ureliki) is a small airport in Chukotka, Russia located 3 km southwest of Provideniya. It services primarily small transport aircraft. A concrete apron contains four parking spaces.

In 1954, an 8,200 ft (2,500 m) hard surface runway capable of supporting a fighter regiment and jet bomber deployments was constructed. This attracted the interest of the US intelligence community as Provideniya was the closest Soviet military airfield to the United States. By 1964, at least three S-75 Dvina (SA-2) surface-to-air missile sites were identified surrounding the airfield.

A division of MiG-17 Fresco and MiG-19 aircraft was based at the airport between 1960 and 1968, along with three Mil Mi-4 helicopters. However after the Cold War, the airfield had deteriorated and was not adequate for Russia's modern military operations. There are anecdotal reports that it has received Tupolev Tu-95MR deployment flights as part of military exercises.

 
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