Jēkabpils Air Base
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Location | Jēkabpils, Latvia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 289 ft / 88 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°32′06″N 025°53′30″E / 56.53500°N 25.89167°E | ||||||||||
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Jēkabpils (ICAO: EVKA), also known as Krustpils, is an air base located 3 kilometres (2 mi) northeast of Jēkabpils, a town in Latvia. During the 1980s it was one of 17 airfields hosting the Soviet Union's tactical reconnaissance aircraft regiments.