Khanskaya (air base)

Khanskaya (ICAO: URKH) is a Russian Aerospace Forces air base located on the north-west of Maykop, Russia.

The airport was used also for civil aviation up to 2009.

The base is home to the 761st Training Aviation Regiment which flies the Aero L-39C Albatros under the 783rd Aviation Training Centre for the Training of Flight Personnel.

[2] As of October 2024[update] Khanskaya air base was reportedly home to the 272nd Training Aviation Regiment.

[3] On 10 October 2024, a Ukrainian drone attack targeted the Khanskaya airbase causing a fire detected by NASA's FIRMS.

NASA 's FIRMS detected fire at Khanskaya air base on 9 October 2024 23:24:00 ( UTC )