Zavitinsk is an air base in Amur Oblast, Russia located 9 km northeast of Zavitinsk. It was a major nuclear bomber base of the Long Range Aviation (a sister of Ukrainka). A revetment area exists on the far side of runway with 18 large stands.
It began operating the Tupolev Tu-16 aircraft late in the 1960s, serving a close/medium range facility as opposed to its long-range sister base Ukrainka.
Units stationed at Zavitinsk included:
- 303 TBAP (303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Tu-16s beginning in 1955 and upgrading to Tupolev Tu-16#Variants|Tu-16Ks]] in 1972, and Tu-22Ks around the 1980s.
The 303rd was formed 1941 as the 303rd Long-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment. In 1946 it was renamed the 303rd Bomber Aviation Regiment, and in 1951 renamed 303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment. Disbanded 1994.