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Historic Soviet-era military air base in Crimea.
Location
Hvardiiske, Ukraine
Gvardeyskoye Air Base, known in Ukrainian as Hvardiiske, is a military airfield located near the settlement of Hvardiiske in Crimea, Ukraine. It served as a significant Soviet Air Forces installation during the Cold War era and hosted various fighter and bomber units over the decades.
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the base came under Ukrainian jurisdiction but continued to function primarily as a military facility. After Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, the base came under Russian military control and has since been operated by Russian armed forces.
The airfield has no commercial passenger operations and functions exclusively as a military installation. Its ICAO code UKFG reflects its Ukrainian designation, though its operational status and control remain disputed given the broader geopolitical situation regarding Crimea.
Notable facts
- ›Originally constructed as a Soviet Air Forces military base during the Cold War.
- ›Located in Crimea, approximately 15 km northeast of Simferopol.
- ›Came under Russian military control following the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
- ›Has no IATA code, reflecting its exclusively military function.
- ›Ukraine and most of the international community consider the base to be on Ukrainian sovereign territory.
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