Ridali is located in the southeast of Estonia. During the Cold War, there was a military auxiliary airfield. Today, Ridali is a general aviation airfield.
During the Cold War
Use
Soviet auxiliary airfield?
Situation
Ridali Airfield on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1973 - (Source: ONC D-3 (1973), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin /PCL MC/)
Runways
01/19: 2700 m Grass
History
April 1955 According to a CIA report, the airfield at Voru was being extended for use by jet fighter aircraft. At that time there were 10 to 15 fighters stationed there. (Source: CIA)