Donskoye (air base)

For other uses, see Donskoy (disambiguation).

Donskoye
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		Russian Navy
Location		Donskoye
Elevation AMSL		164 ft / 50 m
Coordinates		54°56′12″N 019°59′6″E / 54.93667°N 19.985°E / 54.93667; 19.985Coordinates: 54°56′12″N 019°59′6″E / 54.93667°N 19.985°E / 54.93667; 19.985
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
	1,640	500	Concrete

Donskoye (also Bryusterort or Donskoe) is an air base in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located 1 km east of Donskoye (formerly Gross Dirschkeim). It is a very old airfield probably dating back to World War II, nearly at Russia's most extreme western point. The facility contains 25 aircraft pads, and appears to be in a severe state of decay. Its original length was 2000 m, but only 500 m remains. Its pads are occupied by a number of helicopters.

Units stationed at Donskoe in the early 1990s included 396 OKPLVP (396th Independent Shipborne Anti-submarine Helicopter Regiment) flying 22 Ka-27 helicopters; and 745 OPLVP (745th Independent Anti-submarine Helicopter Regiment) flying 15 Mi-14 helicopters ^[1] and 5 Ka-25 helicopters.

References

1. ^ "Aviatsiya VMF". Aviabaza KPOI. http://airbase.ru/squad/russia/sea/.