Savatiya (also Kotlas South, Savati, or Savvatiya) (ICAO: ULKS) is a former Russian Air Force air base in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia located 29 km south of Kotlas. It is a small interceptor airfield. It was home to 445th Interceptor Aviation Regiment (445 IAP) between 1967 and 1993, which received Tupolev Tu-128 (ASCC: Fiddler) aircraft in 1967, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (ASCC: Foxbat) aircraft by the late 1970s, and Mikoyan MiG-31 (ASCC: Foxhound) by the 1990s.[1][2] It is also listed as being home to 458th Guards Interceptor Aviation Regiment (458 IAP) which flew MiG-31s in the 1990s.[3]
| Savatiya Savatiya-Kotlas  | |||||||
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| Kotlas, Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia | |||||||
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  Savatiya Shown within Arkhangelsk Oblast  Savatiya Savatiya (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 60°59′42″N 046°52′12″E / 60.99500°N 46.87000°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1967 | ||||||
| In use | 1967 - 2010 | ||||||
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| Identifiers | ICAO: ULKS | ||||||
| Elevation | 97 metres (318 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The base was also used by the 470th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment from 1993.[4]
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