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Kanatovo
Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast in Ukraine
Kanatovo is located in Ukraine Kirovohrad Oblast
Kanatovo
Kanatovo
Shown within Kirovohrad Oblast
Kanatovo is located in Ukraine
Kanatovo
Kanatovo
Kanatovo (Ukraine)
Coordinates48°33′47″N 032°23′25″E / 48.56306°N 32.39028°E / 48.56306; 32.39028
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorUkrainian Air Force
Site history
In useUnknown - present
Airfield information
Elevation266 metres (873 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
09/27 2,465 metres (8,087 ft) Concrete

Kanatove (Ukrainian: Канатове) is a reserve air base of the Ukrainian Air Force located near Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine.

History

The base was previously used by the Soviet Air Forces:

2022 invasion

On 5 May, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Defence Ministry claimed that its missiles destroyed aviation equipment at the Kanatovo airfield.[4]

References

  1. ^ "88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. ^ "190th Fighter Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ^ "727th Guards Cherkasskiy order of Bogdan Khmelnitskiy Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Russia killed over 600 Ukrainian fighters in artillery strikes - defence ministry". Reuters. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-05.