Rogachevo (air base)

Rogachevo Amderma-2
Rogachevo, Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia
Rogachevo Shown within Novaya Zemlya Show map of Novaya Zemlya Rogachevo Rogachevo (Russia) Show map of Russia
Coordinates	71°37′0″N 052°28′42″E / 71.61667°N 52.47833°E / 71.61667; 52.47833
Type	Air Base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Air Force
Site history
Built	1972 (1972)
In use	1972 - present
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: ULDR
Elevation	83 metres (272 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 16/34 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Rogachevo (recorded in various sources as Belushya, Rogachvo, or Rogatschovo) is a military air base on Novaya Zemlya, Russia located near the settlement of Rogachevo, 9 km northeast of Belushya Guba. It was originally used as a staging base for intercontinental Long Range Aviation bomber flights (as a so-called 'bounce' airdrome). The base developed an interceptor role during the 1960s, partly to deter Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird operations in the Arctic region.

Rogachevo's primary operating unit is the 641 Gv IAP (641st Guards Interceptor Aviation Regiment). It used Yakovlev Yak-28P (NATO: Firebar) aircraft, then received the Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO: Flanker) in 1985. It is possible that in 1993 the unit may have dispersed to Afrikanda. During the 1970s Tupolev Tu-28 (NATO: Fiddler) aircraft deployed frequently to Rogachevo from southern locales. Around 1990 Mikoyan MiG-31 (NATO: Foxhound) aircraft were deployed on occasion. Rogachevo was largely tied to its rear air station, Naryan-Mar Airport. In 2017, Russia finished new construction on the air base focused on updating technology and adding more social infrastructure.