BY-9934 Luninets Air Base VFR

  • Name
    Luninets Air Base
  • ICAO / GPS
    BY-9934 / UMNL
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    3:54 pm (MSK)
  • Municipality
    Luninets
  • Coordinates
    52° 16′ 32″ N 26° 46′ 28″ E
  • Elevation
    472 ft (144 m MSL)

About Luninets Air Base

Luninets is a reserve air base of the Air Force and Air Defence Forces of the Republic of Belarus located in Luninets, Brest Region.

The airfield was a fighter-bomber training area during the Cold War. It was home to the 1169th BRAT (1169th Aviation Equipment Reserve Base) flying Mil Mi-8 and Mil Mi-24 helicopters.

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the 18th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment was deployed here using Sukhoi Su-25s from Chernigovka (air base). These were supported by the 266th Assault Aviation Regiment with their Sukhoi Su-25's from Step (air base).

In early October 2022 it was reported that Russia had deployed approximately 20 Shahed-136 drones to the base.

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