Rogachevo (recorded in various sources as Belushya, Rogachvo, or Rogatschovo) is a military air base on

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located near the settlement of Rogachevo, 9 km northeast of

Belushya Guba Belushya Guba (russian: Белу́шья Губа́, lit. '' beluga whale'' ''bay''), also Belushye (), is a work settlement and the administrative center of Novaya Zemlya District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Gusinaya Zemlya p ...

. It was originally used as a

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for intercontinental

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bomber flights (as a so-called 'bounce' airdrome). The base developed an interceptor role during the 1960s, partly to deter

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operations in the Arctic region. Rogachevo's primary operating unit is the 641 Gv IAP (641st Guards Interceptor Aviation Regiment). It used

Yakovlev Yak-28 The Yakovlev Yak-28 (russian: Яковлев Як-28) is a swept wing, turbojet-powered combat aircraft used by the Soviet Union. Produced initially as a tactical bomber, it was also manufactured in reconnaissance, electronic warfare, interce ...

P (NATO: Firebar) aircraft, then received the

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(NATO: Flanker) in 1985. It is possible that in 1993 the unit may have dispersed to Afrikanda. During the 1970s

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(NATO: Fiddler) aircraft deployed frequently to Rogachevo from southern locales. Around 1990

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(NATO: Foxhound) aircraft were deployed on occasion. Rogachevo was largely tied to its rear air station,

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. In 2017, Russia finished new construction on the air base focused on updating technology and adding more social infrastructure.

History

The name “Amderma-2” was assigned to the aerodrome during the Soviet period in order to observe the secrecy regime (in fact, the distance between Rogachevo and the village of

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is about 400 km). From 1972 and at the aerodrome was based 641st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment. From 1964 to 1988 and the regiment was armed with interceptor fighters Yak-28P, from 1987 and the rearmament of the new fighters began Su-27. In 1993, the regiment was relocated to the airfield Afrikanda, where it was combined with the 431st IAP. On their base was September 1, 1993, and the 470th Guards Vilna

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Fighter Aviation Regiment was formed.

Destinations

Until 2012, twice a week, the airline “

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” operated a passenger flight Arkhangelsk (Talagi) - Amderma-2 - Arkhangelsk (Talagi) by plane

An-24 The Antonov An-24 ( Russian/ Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-24) (NATO reporting name: Coke) is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport/passenger aircraft designed in 1957 in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau and manufactured by Kyiv, I ...

.Airport Schedule Arkhangelsk
/ref> From November 5, 2015,

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operates passenger and cargo flights along the route Arkhangelsk (Talagi) - Amderma-2 - Arkhangelsk (Talagi) on airplanes

and

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References

External links

Rogachevo website
(Russian) Airports in the Arctic Russian Air Force bases Soviet Air Defence Force bases Novaya Zemlya Populated places of Arctic Russia Airports in Arkhangelsk Oblast {{russia-airport-stub Soviet Long Range Aviation Arctic staging bases