| Category. | Statistic. |
|---|---|
| Location. | Sakhalin, Russia. |
| Opened in. | After WW2, but before 1966, when it was seen by an American KH-7 Gambit spy satellite. |
| Closed in. | The airfield is no longer in use and the runways have not been maintained since ~2005. |
| Operated by. | In 1983 and hosted some the Soviet Air Force's MiG-23 fighter aircraft. |
| Owned by. | The Soviet Air Force. |
| Outside link. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smirnykh_%28air_base%29. |
An ICAO report on the 1983 downing of Korean Air Flight 007 indicates that it was carried out by the PVO (Soviet Anti-Air Defense units) with MiG-23 fighter aircraft from Smirnykh.
- See also: Noteworthy Air bases