Komsomolsk-on-Amur Airport
Khurba (also given as Komsomolsk South, Khurba, Hurba, Uchastok, and Kalinovka) (IATA: KXK, ICAO: UHKK) is an air base (also used as an airport (Russian: Аэропорт Хурба)) in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Komsomolsk-na-Amure. This medium-sized base has considerable tarmac space and an extended area of revetments. It handles medium-sized airliners.
Units stationed at Komsomolsk-na-Amur/Khurba include:
- 277 BAP (277th Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Su-24 aircraft in the 1990s.
- 216 IAP (216th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying Su-27 aircraft during 1986-1987 in addition to 277 BAP).
- 26 Gv OPIB (26th Guards Independent Fighter-Bomber Regiment) flying Su-17M3 aircraft at the end of the Cold War. This unit operated under 1st Air Army (1 OA), i.e. Far East Air Army).
Also see Komsomolsk-na-Amure Dzemgi Airport, which is north of the city.
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