Uglovoye Air Base (Tsentralnaya)

Uglovoye, also known as Tsentralnaya Uglovaya and Uglovoye Northwest by the US intelligence community, is an air base located near Artyom, Primorsky Krai, Russia. It serves as the primary air defense base for the Vladivostok area. The base is owned by the Ministry of Defence and operated by the Russian Aerospace Forces, under the control of the 11th Air and Air Defence Forces Army. The air base was built in 1945. In September 1945, the 6th Fighter Aviation Regiment VVS VMF arrived at the airfield and was subsequently redesignated as the 22nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (22 Gv IAP) VVS VMF. This regiment was awarded Guards status for its actions against the Japanese imperialists. In February 1957, the regiment was transferred to the Soviet Air Defence Forces, retaining its designation, and joined the 23rd Air Defence Corps of the 11th Independent Air Defence Army. In February 1968, it was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

A declassified CIA document from 1971 indicated that the 22nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment was equipped with Sukhoi Su-9 Fishpot, Yakovlev Yak-27 Flashlight, and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Fresco aircraft. An October 1972 satellite assessment observed Sukhoi Su-9, Yakovlev Yak-27, and Sukhoi Su-17 aircraft, along with smaller numbers of other fighters, transports, and helicopters. In 1977, the interceptor regiment replaced the Su-9 with the MiG-23M Flogger-B. Satellite imagery from 2016 showed the base was active, with 36 Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker aircraft. As of April 2017, the 22nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment continued to operate Su-27 variants.