Kamensk-Uralsky (air base)
| Kamensk-Uralsky Kamensk-Uralskii/Traviany | |||||||
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| Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia | |||||||
Satellite imagery of Kamensk-Uralsky air base | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Controlled by | 14th Air and Air Defence Forces Army | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 56°26′12″N 61°59′12″E / 56.43667°N 61.98667°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: XSSU | ||||||
| Elevation | 153 metres (502 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Kamensk-Uralsky, also known as Travyany, is a military air base near the village of Travyanskoye in the vicinity of the city of Kamensk-Uralsky, in the Sverdlovsk Oblast.
From 1948 to 1998(?) it was home to the 605th Training Aviation Regiment (UchSH Li-2(?); Il-28; Tu-124Sh; Tu-134Sh; Tu-16) of the Chelyabinsk Higher Military Aviation School of Navigators.
The base is home to the 17th Guards Army Aviation Brigade.
The call sign for the airfield is 'Welcome' (Russian: Радушный). In December 2018, the aviation brigade station at the base was reorganized and equipped with Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters, around which a new squadron was formed. Previously the base had been equipped with Mi-8 MTV-5 and Mi-8 MTV-5-1. The airport is notable as one of only two units in Russia that deal with the provision of space flights.