Gromovo

Gromovo (; ) is a dounset in Priozersky Destrict o Leningrad Oblast, Roushie, locatit 18 km northwast o Sosnovo, an a station o the Saunt Petersburg-Kuznechnoye railwey. Gromovo is situatit on the northren shore o the Lake Sukhodolskoye, Karelian Isthmus. Till the Winter War an the Continuation War, it haed been the admeenistrative centre o the Sakkola municipality o Finland. It hosts an interceptor aircraft militar base, which is an auld, sma fechter airfield wi a crude runwey extension frae 2,000 tae 2,500 m.  It wis hame tae 180 IAP (180t Interceptor Aviation Regiment) which flew MiG-31 aircraft as late as 1991.  It is locatit anerlie 90 km north o Saunt Petersburg (Leningrad).

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Freemit airtins
Steid aboot Sakkola municipality (in Finnish)

Category:Landwart localities in Leningrad Oblast
Category:Soviet Air Force bases
Category:Roushie Air Force bases
Category:Soviet Anti-Air Defence
Category:Karelie Isthmus