Tapa Airfield

Tapa Airfield  is an unused air base in Estonia located  southwest of Tapa.  During the Cold War it was home to 656 IAP (656th Interceptor Aviation Regiment). 

Tapa's interceptor regiment initially operated the Sukhoi Su-9 (Fishpot) in the 1960s and 1970s..  This aircraft was replaced in 1978 with the MiG-23M (Flogger-B).  

In 1987, interceptor aircraft were dispatched from Tapa to intercept Mathias Rust's Cessna 172 in a famous Cold War incident. 

See also
 Tapa Army Base
 List of airports in Estonia

References

Category:Soviet Air Force bases
Category:Military installations of Estonia
Category:Soviet Air Defence Force bases
Category:Airports in Estonia
Category:Tapa, Estonia
Category:Buildings and structures in Lääne-Viru County