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Vitebsk (air base)

Vitebsk (also Vitebsk Northeast or Andronovichi) is a former air base in northern Belarus located 8 km northeast of the city of Vitebsk. It was a small airfield complex with a large single tarmac. In Soviet times it was home to the 339th Military Air Transport Regiment (339 VTAP) flying 32 Ilyushin Il-76 cargo jets as well as Antonov An-22 planes.[1]

The regiment was disbanded in 1996.

References

  1. ^ "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007.