- Balbasovo
Infobox Airport
name = Balbasovo
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type = Military
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operator =Belarus Air Force
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location = Orsha
elevation-f = 620
elevation-m = 189
coordinates = Coord|54|26|24|N|030|17|48|E|type:airport
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r1-length-f = 9842
r1-length-m = 3000
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footnotes =Balbasovo (also given as Balbasava, Bolbasovo, Orsha Southwest, and Orsha) is a long-range bomber air base in
Belarus , located 11 km southwest ofOrsha . It has a long runway, large tarmac area, and 30 large revetments. A remote revetment area contains 5 bomber pads and probably 5 fighter pads.It was home to 402 TBAP (402nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Tupolev Tu-22M3 (Backfire) aircraft as recently as 1991 cite web| title = Dal'nyaya Aviatsiya | publisher = Aviabaza KPOI | url = http://airbase.ru/squad/russia/da/ ] . The 402 TBAP's division headquarters were 326 TBAD at
Soltsy-2 .References
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