Gvardeyskoye (air base)
{{Short description|Military airport in Crimea}}
{{Expand Russian|topic=mil|Гвардейское_(авиабаза)}}
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| name = Gvardeyskoye
(Hvardiiske)
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| location = Hvardiiske, Simferopol Raion, Crimea
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| country = Ukraine
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| type = Air Base
| coordinates = {{Coord|45|06|58|N|33|58|44|E|display=inline,title}}
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| operator = Russian Aerospace Forces
| controlledby = 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
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| built = {{Start date|1930}}
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| r1-number = 01/19
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Gvardeyskoye or Hvardiiske ({{langx|ru|Гвардейское}}; or {{langx|uk|Гвардійське}}) is an airbase of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Hvardiiske, Simferopol Raion, in Russian occupied Crimea, Ukraine.
The history of flying here began in the 1930s when Polikarpov Po-2s were flown.
The base is home to the 37th Guards Composite Aviation Regiment, which flies the Sukhoi Su-24M (ASCC: Fencer) and the Sukhoi Su-25SM/25UB (ASCC: Frogfoot) under the 27th Composite Aviation Division as part of the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army, Southern Military District.{{cite web|url=https://scramble.nl/planning/orbats/russian-federation/russian-federation-aerospace-forces#UKFG499|title=Gvardeyskoye (UKFG)|publisher=Scramble.nl|access-date=17 November 2022}}
The base was home to the 43rd Independent Maritime Assault Aviation Regiment from 1990.{{cite web|url=http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/shap/43apib.htm|title=43rd Sevastopolskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment|publisher=Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991|access-date=1 January 2023}} It came under the control of the Black Sea Fleet.Анохин В. А., Быков М. Ю. Все истребительные авиаполки Сталина. Первая полная энциклопедия. — Научно-популярное издание. — М.: Яуза-пресс, 2014. — С. 358. — 944 с. — 1500 экз. — ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9.