Rogachevo (air base)
| Rogachevo Amderma-2 | |||||||
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| Rogachevo, Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia | |||||||
Satellite imagery of Rogachevo air base | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
Rogachevo Shown within Novaya Zemlya Rogachevo Rogachevo (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 71°37′0″N 52°28′42″E / 71.61667°N 52.47833°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1972 | ||||||
| In use | 1972 - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: ULDR | ||||||
| Elevation | 83 metres (272 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Rogachevo (recorded in various sources as Belushya, Rogachvo, or Rogatschovo) is a military air base on Novaya Zemlya, Russia located near the settlement of Rogachevo, 9 km northeast of Belushya Guba. It was originally used as a staging base for intercontinental Long Range Aviation bomber flights (as a so-called 'bounce' airdrome). The base developed an interceptor role during the 1960s, partly to deter Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird operations in the Arctic region.
Rogachevo's primary operating unit is the 641 Gv IAP (641st Guards Interceptor Aviation Regiment). It used Yakovlev Yak-28P (NATO: Firebar) aircraft, then received the Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO: Flanker) in 1985. It is possible that in 1993 the unit may have dispersed to Afrikanda. During the 1970s Tupolev Tu-28 (NATO: Fiddler) aircraft deployed frequently to Rogachevo from southern locales. Around 1990 Mikoyan MiG-31 (NATO: Foxhound) aircraft were deployed on occasion. Rogachevo was largely tied to its rear air station, Naryan-Mar Airport. In 2017, Russia finished new construction on the air base focused on updating technology and adding more social infrastructure.
As of 2022 helicopters from the air base bring personnel to the Pan'kovo test range, located 170 km to the north also on Yuzhny Island.