Haapsalu Airfield
Haapsalu Airfield or Kiltsi Airfield (ICAO: EEHU); (Estonian: Haapsalu lennuväli) is a disused airfield in Estonia, located 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of Haapsalu.[2] It was first built by the Soviets in 1939.[2] During the Soviet era it was an interceptor aircraft base. It was a small fighter airfield with a few revetments. It was home to 425th Interceptor Aviation Regiment (425 IAP) between 1970 and 1992, flying up to 38 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (ASCC: Flogger) jets in 1991.[3][4] The airfield has been abandoned since the Soviet army left it in the early 1990s.[2][5]
Haapsalu Airfield Khaansalu Haapsalu lennuväli | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Location | Haapsalu | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 69 ft / 21 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 58°54′42″N 023°29′18″E | ||||||||||
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  EEHU Location in Estonia | |||||||||||
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Sources: Forgotten Airfields[1] | |||||||||||
References
- Haapsalu Airfield at Forgotten Airfields
- https://forgottenairfields.comestonia/laane/haapsalu-closed-s275.html
- "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
- "425th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- "Haapsalu Airfield". Atlas Obscura.
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