AIRFIELDS AND OTHER MILITARY INSTALLATIONS NEAR LENINAKAN AND YEREVAN

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 20, 2011
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: June 1, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
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COUNTRY USM (Armsuia) .
SUBJECT Airfields a30. Other Kilitaz'y Installations Agar
Lsuinakm slod Yerevan,
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I. Among the various mils
fury services in the city of T+smins+l+asn (400451N,
43050QS) is the headquarters for the border garrisons. These garriso
are relieved at intervals ranging from fifteen to thirty due. There
is no regular army in Le naban. ftei-o ALra tiwawa n.itdAa T-dm41m~l r . n
and about two kilometers south of the city there are barratk._
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buildings, similar in form, with a total cabaaity of 2.5oo to Lean
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the barracks at Leninskan are on the
nornam edge of city. They consist of 15 large three-story
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The Leninakaa airfield lion two to three kilometers south of the city.
It is vest of the railroad which runs from Leniaakan,to Artik and east
of the Leninak u-Tereven highway. The airfield is t esoidal In shaype$
with the short side to the north and the long side to the south. The
short site is about three kilometers from the southern edge of Leninakan.
The longer (south) side ie about two kilometers from a wall river which
runs parallel to it. A person travelling from Leninakan to Artik W rail
passes very close to the east side of the airfield. One travelling 17
road from Laninakcen to Yerevan passes very close to the vest s!de of this
airfield.
4. The perimeter of the airfield is about 10 to 12 kilometers. The length
of the south side of the airfield is about three to four kilometers, sad
that of the other three sides is two to three kilometers each.
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5. The field is surrounded on three sides, other than the south side, 17 a
double line of wire few* about 2.5-3 meters high. During the
there to no special anarg except a sentry at the observation post
During the night, guards patrol the entire length of the
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wire fence and along the inner side of the field.
unloading of barrels, probably
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buildings- of the field
Except for the lending strip at the east side, most of the surface of
the field is covered with grass. The western section 19 the hardest
packed. The part near the landing strip is entirely smooth and is
rolled to keep it smooth like the rest of the field. Buildings No. 9
and No. 10 on sketch map are situated on a slight rise.
This airfield is said to be one of the largest Soviet fields near the
Turkish border. It is used for purely military purposes. During the
day there is not much movement on the field, but about 30 military air-
craft are permanently stationed there. At times this number is increased
to about 80, including single-engine, two-engine, and four-engine planes.
There are also two biplanes for training purposes at this field.
Bvery night, without-exception, three planes from this field fly simul-
taneously along the Turkish border from nightfall until midnight, and
often until morning.
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some 300 "large" airoraft were kept on as
sarneld about two kilometers from Lsninakoen in the direction of Yerevan
in June 1946. Later, more aircraft were brought to the field. Lomas to
the airfield was prohibited.
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an airfield lying three to four kilometers south o-P
erevan, east of the railroad running to Yerevan. also
an airfield lying five to six kilometers south of Yerevan and a tuated -HU
west of the railroad running into Yerevan. Both airfield.w Mena to +11.
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