| Saratov West Sokol Razboyshchina  | |||||||||
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| Saratov,Saratov Oblast in Russia | |||||||||
 Satellite imagery of Saratov air base | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
  Saratov West Shown within Saratov Oblast Show map of Saratov Oblast Saratov West Saratov West (Russia) Show map of Russia | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°32′30″N45°51′00″E / 51.54167°N 45.85000°E /51.54167; 45.85000 | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1940 (1940) | ||||||||
| In use | 1940 - present | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: XWSS | ||||||||
| Elevation | 288 metres (945 ft)AMSL | ||||||||
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Saratov West is an air base inRussia located 12 km west ofSaratov. It is a military training airfield.
The base is home to the131st Training Helicopter Regiment as part of theZhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy.[1][2]
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