Severny (air base)
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Orsk | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 850 ft / 259 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°4′0″N 061°29′0″E / 51.06667°N 61.48333°E | ||||||||||
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Severny is an air base in Russia located 200 km east of Orsk.[1] It was a 1960s-era bomber base. The facility is mostly plowed under but 8 large pads are noted. It is located only 3 km from the Kazakhstan border to east.
Severny (meaning "North", Russian: Северный) is also an airport in Smolensk Oblast,[2] the site of the 10 April 2010 crash of the Polish flight which killed the Polish President and approximately 95 other passengers.
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