Blagodatnoye
Blagodatnoye is an abandoned Soviet airbase in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia located 23 km east of Khabarovsk near the town of Kalinka. It was part of the Soviet Air Defence Forces Far Eastern Military District and hosted an interceptor regiment flying Sukhoi Su-9 and MiG-17 aircraft. It was closed as a military base in 2009.History
From November 1948 to October 1952, the 582nd Fighter Aviation Regiment was stationed on aircraft flying Lavochkin La-7, Lend-Lease Bell P-63 Kingcobra and the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15. In October 1950, the regiment relocated to the airfield Denshahe.
From June 1948 until its disbandment in 1994, the 301st Fighter Aviation Regiment was based on Yakovlev Yak-9, Yakovlev Yak-11, P-63 Kingcobra, MiG-15, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17, Sukhoi Su-9, and the MiG-23MLD.
From 1968 until its disbandment in 1988, the 26th Guards Aviation Regiment of fighter-bombers was based on the Sukhoi Su-7 and Sukhoi Su-17 aircraft, and the Sukhoi Su-24.
From 1988 to 1998, the 216th Fighter Aviation Regiment was based at the airfield, using Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft.
From 2010 onward, the airfield was no longer used for military purposes. Civilian operators include the Federation of Aviation Sports of the Far East, ChelAvia-Vostok, Representative Office of the Khabarovsk Regional Regional Branch of AOPA-Russia. Satellite imagery shows the maintained portion of the runway was shortened to 800 m.
