Most instances in Russian aviation literature of Chkalovsk or Chkalovskoye refer specifically to this large airfield.

A significant Baltic naval base, it is Kaliningrad's largest airfield with four separate complexes for bomber and fighter parking.

[2] Following World War II the area was annexed by the Soviet Union and the airbase was taken over by the Red Army.

[6] Scramble reports that 689th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (see ru:689-й гвардейский истребительный авиационный полк, Su-27s) & 288 OVP based at Nivenskoye moved to Chkalovsk during August 2002.

In August 2022, Russia’s Defense Ministry said three MiG-31 fighters fitted for Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles arrived at the base as part of “additional measures of strategic deterrence”.