Chekurovka was an Arctic military airfield in Sakha Republic, Russia located 89 km southwest of Tiksi.[1] It is a remote, large bomber staging base that was either abandoned during construction or commissioned for emergency use.[1] It was probably built around 1960 as a forward deployment base for the Soviet Union's strategic bomber force and abandoned shortly afterward.[1] Its status and condition are unknown.
Reconnaissance imagery showed that two aircraft were observed on the air base in 1968.[3]
See also
- Aspidnoye (air base), abandoned Arctic staging base
- Ostrov Bolshevik (air base), abandoned Arctic staging base
- Tiksi North Air Base, abandoned Arctic staging base
- Tiksi West Airfield, abandoned Arctic staging base
References
- ^ a b c d e Chekurovka at weathergraphics.com
- ^ Chekurovka from airportsearch.org
- ^ CABLE, CIA-RDP78B04549A000500010022-2, Central Intelligence Agency, October 3, 1968.