Tambov air base

Tambov Tambov/Vostochniy
Тамбов/Восточный
Tambov, Tambov Oblast in Russia
Satellite imagery of Tambov air base
Tu-134UB parked up[clarification needed]
Tambov Shown within Tambov Oblast Show map of Tambov Oblast Tambov Tambov (Russia) Show map of Russia
Coordinates	52°42′10″N 41°22′25″E / 52.70278°N 41.37361°E / 52.70278; 41.37361
Type	Air Base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Aerospace Forces
Controlled by	Long-Range Aviation
Site history
Built	1954 (1954)
In use	1954 - present
Airfield information
Elevation	169 metres (554 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 16/34 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Tambov is an air base in Russia located 4 km southwest of Tambov. It is a bomber training base with many Tupolev Tu-134UBL aircraft.

The base is home to the 27th Composite Aviation Regiment with the Antonov An-12 (ASCC: Cub), Antonov An-26 (ASCC: Curl) & Tupolev Tu-134UBL(UBSh) (ASCC: Crusty) which is part of the 43rd Guards Oryol Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Long-Range Aviation Flight Personnel.^[1]