Luostari/Pechenga (air base)
Luostari Pechenga is a tactical airstrip and a former military air base near the town of Zapolyarny in Murmasnk Oblask, north-western Russia. It is located just two kilometres of former Ylä-Luostari village, adjacent to the village developed around Petsamo (Petshenga) Monastery, (in Finnish language: Luostari = Monastery)  Yuri Gagarin served here after having graduated from the Orenburg Pilot's School (1957–1960). The base was used by the 258th Independent Helicopter Squadron (258 OVE) of the 26th Army Corps of the Soviet Army flying Mil Mi-24 (ASCC: Hind), Mil Mi-35 (ASCC: Monsoon), and Mil Mi-8 (ASCC: Hip) helicopters between 1967 and 1994. As of August 2019, it is reported as closed. References

Russian Air Force bases
Military installations of the Soviet Union
Buildings and structures in Murmansk Oblast