▁Naval ▁A viation ▁reserve ▁air field ▁on ▁Sak hal in , ▁Russia ▁located ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁K ors akov . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁listed ▁by ▁US ▁intelligence ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁when ▁significant ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁run way ▁was ▁under way . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁long ▁run way ▁length ▁it ▁was ▁likely ▁intended ▁for ▁dispers al ▁of ▁T up ole v ▁Tu - 1 6 R ▁medium ▁reconna issance ▁j ets , ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁to ▁meet ▁Def ense ▁Minister ▁Rod ion ▁Mal in ov sky ' s ▁directive ▁that ▁every ▁American ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁between ▁Mid way ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁Kur il ▁R idge ▁be ▁photograph ed ▁by ▁Soviet ▁T up ole v ▁Tu - 1 6 R ▁reconna issance ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁The ▁air field ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁abandoned ▁after ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁and ▁satellite ▁imag ery ▁shows ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁concrete ▁has ▁been ▁rec laimed . ▁ ▁K ors ak ova ▁air field ▁A ▁smaller ▁air field ▁given ▁various ly ▁as ▁K ors akov ka ▁or ▁K ors ak ova ▁is ▁located ▁ 3 ▁km ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁( ). ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁K ors akov ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Soviet ▁Naval ▁A viation ▁base . ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁much ▁shorter ▁run way , ▁meas uring ▁only ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁m . ▁ ▁Up ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁light ▁hel ic op ters ▁were ▁observed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Due ▁to