Salmi is a former

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air base in

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located 50 km northwest of Ilinskiy. It was shown on the 1974

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Global Navigation Chart No. 3 as having jet facilities. As of 2000 Google Earth indicates it has been dismantled, with some faint outlines still visible.

References

RussianAirFields.com
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