Rogachevo

Infobox Airport
name = Rogachevo
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type = Military
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operator = Russian Air Force
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location = Belaya
elevation-f = 272
elevation-m = 83
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r1-number = 16/34
r1-length-f = 8202
r1-length-m = 2500
r1-surface = Concrete
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Rogachevo (recorded in various sources as Belushya, Rogachvo, or Rogatschovo) is a military air base on Novaya Zemlya, Russia located 9 km northeast of Belushya Guba. It was originally used as a staging base for intercontinental bomber flights. The base developed an interceptor role during the 1960s, partly to deter SR-71 operations in the Arctic region.

Rogachevo's primary operating unit is the 641 Gv IAP (641st Guards Interceptor Aviation Regiment). It used Yak-28P (Brewer) aircraft, then received the Su-27 (Flanker) in 1985. It is possible that in 1993 the unit may have dispersed to Afrikanda. During the 1970s Tu-128 (Fiddler) aircraft deployed frequently to Rogachevo from southern locales. Around 1990 MiG-31 (Foxhound) aircraft were deployed on occasion. Rogachevo was largely tied to its rear air station, Naryan-Mar Airport.

Google Earth high-resolution imagery shows no aircraft based at Rogachevo, though two An-72 cargo aircraft and four helicopters (possibly Mil Mi-8) are parked on the main tarmac.

External links

* [http://www.belushka.narod.ru/main.htm Rogachevo website] (Russian)