Cheshnegirovo Air Base/
Sadovo
Sadovo ( bg, Садово ) is a small town in Sadovo Municipality, Plovdiv Province, central Bulgaria, and the administrative center of Plovdiv. The population is 2,600.
Geography
The city is close to the Maritsa River, 18 kilometers east o ...
(ICAO code: LBPS) used to house the 25th Fighter-Bomber Air Regiment (flying MiG-23BN/UBs) of the
10th Composite Aviation Corps. Located in central Bulgaria, north east of Plovdiv. According to the major restructuring plans it became the first regiment to convert to an air base structure. Briefly it housed the entire Bulgarian
MiG-23
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-23; NATO reporting name: Flogger) is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. It is a third-generatio ...
fleet after which it became inactive.
History
Alternate name Sadovo. Also spelled 'Tcheshnigirovo'. Date when built - 1951. Home of 25 Fighter-Bomber Air Regiment of 10th Composite Air Corps, with the
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-17; NATO reporting name: Fresco) is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the Soviet Union from 1952 and was operated by air forces internationally. The MiG-17 ...
"Fresco". In 1976 it received the
MiG-23
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-23; NATO reporting name: Flogger) is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. It is a third-generatio ...
BN. The base closed in 2000 and is now used for the storage of aircraft. There are reports that the 68 Special Forces Brigade will move here from Plovdiv.
Runway data: Location: N42 06 50.91 E024 59 34.59, Elev: 604 ft (184 m), Rwy 10/28, Size: 8345 x 170 ft (2544 x 52 m), concrete.
Aircraft
References:
*European Air Forces Directory 2003/04 (Mach III)
*European Air Forces Directory 2005/06 (Mach III)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23UB Flogger
References:
*European Air Forces Directory 2003/04 (Mach III)
*European Air Forces Directory 2005/06 (Mach III)
*arrow-aviation.nl
See also
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Gabrovnitsa Air Base
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Uzundzhovo Air Base
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Graf Ignatievo Air Base
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Early years
Graf Igna ...
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Bezmer Air Base
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Dobrich Air Base
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Ravnets Air Base
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Balchik Air Base
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Vrazhdebna Air Base
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List of Bulgarian Air Force bases
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* Vrazhdebna Air Base, Sofia
* Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Plovdiv region
* Krumovo Air Base, Plovdiv region
* Bezmer Air Base, Yambol region
* Nebneb Air Base, Burgas region
* Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base, Pleven region
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28th Air Detachment
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The Bulgarian Cosmonauts
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List of joint US-Bulgarian military bases
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References
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