Bataysk air base

{{Short description|Former airport in Rostov Oblast, Russia}}

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| name = Bataysk

| ensign = Flag of the Russian Air Force.svg

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| location = Bataysk, Rostov Oblast

| country = Russia

| image = NASA FIRMS 2024-10-17 Bataysk.png

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| caption = Satellite imagery of the former Bataysk air base

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| type = Air Base

| coordinates = {{Coord|47|07|03|N|39|47|47|E|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Russia Rostov Oblast#Russia

| pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Rostov Oblast

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| ownership = Ministry of Defence

| operator = Russian Air Force

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| built = {{Start date|1952}}

| used = 1952 - {{End date|1993}}

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Bataysk is a former airbase of the Russian Air Force located near Bataysk, Rostov Oblast, Russia.

The base was home to the 801st Training Aviation Regiment between 1952 and 1993 with the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (ASCC: Fagot), Aero L-29 Delfín (ASCC: Maya) & Aero L-39 Albatros.{{cite web|url=http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/uap/801uap.htm|title=801st Training Aviation Regiment|publisher=Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991|access-date=10 January 2023}}

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