The Kursk-Vostochny airport is located in Kursk - this is a joint-based airfield, which, before the full-scale military operations of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, was used for both military and civilian purposes. Since February 24, 2022, civil aviation flights from this airport have ceased.
The 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Russian Federation is deployed at the Kursk-Vostochny airport, which mainly consists of Su-30SM multipurpose fighters.