Domna
Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia
Su-30SM at Domna
Domna is located in Zabaykalsky Krai
Domna
Domna
Shown within Zabaykalsky Krai
Domna is located in Russia
Domna
Domna
Domna (Russia)
Coordinates51°55′0″N 113°7′0″E / 51.91667°N 113.11667°E / 51.91667; 113.11667
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Aerospace Forces
Controlled by4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Site history
In use1971 - present
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: UIAD
Elevation695 metres (2,280 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
12/30 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Domna is a Russian Aerospace Forces airbase in Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia located 27 km southwest of Chita. It is a large, hardened facility with six areas of revetments probably holding 50 fighter aircraft. MiG-23 aircraft from Domna were deployed to Shindand, Afghanistan in the late 1980s.

The base is home to the 120th Composite Aviation Regiment, flying Mikoyan MiG-29s and Sukhoi Su-25s.[1]

In 1937-1938, the personnel of the TB-3 heavy bomber aviation squadron, based in the Domna garrison, were the first in the country to undergo retraining and master the most modern aircraft of that time - SB high-speed bombers.

In 1939, the 38th High-Speed Bomber Aviation Regiment, based at the airfield, took part in the Battle of Khalkhin Gol. With the outbreak of war on June 22, 1941, the regiment, which was armed with 45 SB aircraft, began dismantling the aircraft and from June 22 to 26 was sent to the front in five echelons. Under regiment commander Mikhail Moiseevich Svinarev (1910 - 08/04/1942), the regiment was part of the 28th Aviation Division.

Based units

Units stationed at Domna include:

The units at the base are now part of the 11th Air and Air Defence Forces Army of the Eastern Military District.

Four Su-30SM fighter aircraft from Domna were deployed to Khmeimim Air Base, Syria, on September 18, 2015.[4]

Domna means "blast furnace" in Russian.

References

  1. "Domna (UIAD)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. "733rd Bomber Aviation Regiment". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  3. "120th Fighter Aviation Regiment". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  4. Lavrov, Anton (June 2018). "The Russian Air Campaign in Syria: A Preliminary Analysis" (PDF). CNA. p. 9.

Further reading

  • Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.


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