Severomorsk-2 (also Safonovo-1 (USSR), Murmansk Northeast (US)) is a naval air base in Murmansk Oblast,

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

located 7 km southwest of

Severomorsk Severomorsk (russian: Северомо́рск), known as Vayenga () until April 18, 1951, is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Severomorsk is the main administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. The town is located on the coast o ...

and just 11 km northeast of Murmansk. The primary operator of Severomorsk-2 (after 1965 Safonvo-1) was 403 ODLAP ( 403rd Independent Long Range Aviation Regiment) operating Beriev Be-12PS search and rescue aircraft. It is a relatively small airfield compared to nearby

Severomorsk-1 Severomorsk-1 , formerly known as Vayenga-1, is a naval air base in Murmansk Oblast, Russia south of Severomorsk (formerly called Vayenga). It one of the largest airfields on the Kola Peninsula, second only to Olenya. It can accommodate ove ...

, and was shut down in 1998. The base was home to the: * 38th Independent Shipborne Anti-Submarine Helicopter Regiment between 1981 and 1993. * 912th Independent Transport Aviation Regiment until 1960 * 830th Independent Shipborne Anti-Submarine Helicopter Regiment between 1960 and 2001. * 524th Fighter Aviation Regiment VVS VMF between 1952 and 1960. In mid-2022, Admiral

Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev (russian: Александр Алексеевич Моисеев; born 16 April 1962) is an officer of the Russian Navy. He currently holds the rank of admiral, and is commander in chief of the Northern Fleet. Af ...

announced that the air base would be reconstructed.

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