- Luostari
Infobox Airport
name = Luostari Pechenga
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type = Military
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operator =Russian Air Force
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location = Zapolyarnyj
elevation-f = 249
elevation-m = 76
coordinates = Coord|69|24|0|N|030|59|18|E|type:airport|display=inline,title
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r1-number = 02/20
r1-length-f = 5741
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footnotes =Luostari ( _ru. Луостари) is a settlement in
Pechengsky District ofMurmansk Oblast ,Russia located near the Norwegian border. It was occupied by the German army during theWorld War II . Before the WWII Luostari was part ofFinland . Luostari Pechenga, located just two kilometres of former Ala-Luostari village, adjacent to the village developed around Petsamo (Petshenga) Monastery,(in Finnish language: Luostari = Monastery) is a military air base, served by the 258 OVE (258th Independent Helicopter Squadron) flyingMi-24 ,Mi-35 , andMi-8 helicopters.Yuri Gagarin served here after having graduated from the Orenburg Pilot's School (1957 –1960 ).
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