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Asta (Estonian: Aste) was a Soviet air base in Estonia located near the town of
Aste Aste or ASTE may refer to: * Aste (rapper) (born 1985), Finnish rapper * Aste, Estonia, a borough in Kaarma Parish, Saare County, Estonia * Aste village, Estonia, A village in Kaarma Parish, Saare County, Estonia * Aste, India, a village in Belgau ...
, north of
Kuressaare Kuressaare () is a town on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Parish and the capital of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2018 was 13,276. Th ...
. It is on Saaremaa Island, and was listed on the 1974 Department of Defense Global Navigation Chart No. 3 as having jet facilities. It was probably a front-line interceptor or dispersal base. In the 1980s or 1990s it was plowed under. Very little of the base remains.


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Soviet Air Force bases Buildings and structures in Saaremaa Saaremaa Parish Defunct airports in Estonia {{Estonia-stub