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Explore Velyutino in Russia

Velyutino in the region of Jaroslavl is a town in Russia - some 167 mi or ( 269 km ) North-East of Moscow , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Velyutino is now 06:31 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zagorodnyy, Yermol'tsino, Yaroslavl', Vyatskoye, and Vladimir. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zagorodnyy . Where to go and what to see in Velyutino ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Yaroslavl Levtsovo

Yaroslavl/Levtsovo is an air base in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia located 5 km north of Yaroslavl. It services An-2 small transport aircraft and Mi-8 helicopters.

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Located at 57.73 40.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Airports built in the Soviet Union, Airports in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian Air Force bases, Soviet Air Force bases

Greshnevo, Yaroslavl Oblast

Greshnevo is a village in Nekrasovsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. Population: 588. The great Russian poet Nikolay Nekrasov lived here during his childhood. Presently, the village is home to a Nekrasov museum. The village was renamed Nekrasovo in the past, but the original name Greshnevo has been restored since then.

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Located at 57.70 40.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Rural localities in Yaroslavl Oblast

Tunoshna Airport

Tunoshna (also Tunoshnoye, or Tunoschna) is an airport in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia located 18 km southeast of Yaroslavl. It services medium-sized airliners. During the Cold War it was a key interceptor aircraft base. It was home to 415 IAP (415th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-23P aircraft during the 1980s and 1990s. This unit was decommissioned in 1992 and the planes were sent to Rzhev.

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Located at 57.56 40.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Airports built in the Soviet Union, Airports in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian Air Force bases, Soviet Air Defence Force bases, Soviet Air Force bases

2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster

The Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster occurred at 16:05 MT on Wednesday, 7 September 2011, when a Yak-Service Yakovlev Yak-42, carrying the players and coaching staff of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl professional ice hockey team, crashed near the Russian city of Yaroslavl. The aircraft ran off the runway before lifting off, failed to gain altitude, struck a tower mast, caught fire and crashed 2 km from Tunoshna Airport. Of the 45 on board, 43 died at the scene.

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Located at 57.55 40.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 2011 in Russia, 2011 in ice hockey, Accidents and incidents involving airliners, Accidents and incidents involving the Yakovlev Yak-42, Aircraft fires, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2011, Aviation accidents and incidents in Russia, Aviation accidents and incidents involving professional sports teams, HC Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast