| Smirnykh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Soviet Air Force | ||
| Location | Smirnykh | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 141 ft / 43 m | ||
| Coordinates | 49°44′18″N 142°51′36″E / 49.73833°N 142.86°ECoordinates: 49°44′18″N 142°51′36″E / 49.73833°N 142.86°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 01/19 | 8,202 | 2,500 | Concrete |
Smirnykh (Russian: Смирных) is an abandoned Soviet airbase in Sakhalin, Russia located 2 km east of the village of the same name. It appeared in June 1966 KH-7 imagery with a runway length of 2,000 m. It was expanded sometime after this to 2,500 m with a new extension of revetments added. An ICAO report on the 1983 downing of Korean Air Flight 007 indicates that it was carried out by the PVO (Soviet Anti-Air Defense) with MiG-23 fighter aircraft from Smirnykh.
The airfield is no longer in use and the runways have not been maintained in decades.
The original article can be found at Smirnykh Air Base and the edit history here.