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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · 18h

As a side note, how common is it with 400 arrivals and 9 months of data to have three or more arrivals with the same aircraft in the same 7 day period?

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · 18h

A bit of confirmation bias perhaps but there is an Il-76 that has done three visits in the same timespan as the An-124. Neither has been seen before (logging started in February)

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · 18h

The SIGINT aircraft Il-20M that arrived on the 7:th left for mainland Russia around 09:30 UTC.

The An-124 that arrived yesterday departed a bit after 06:00 UTC.

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · 1d

Is traffic picking up to/from Kaliningrad?

Four visits by the huge An-124:s in the last two weeks, with three visits the last three days.

First visits (in my book) from RA-73025 (Airbus A319-115), RF-86902 (Il-76MD), RA-82030 (An-124-100), RF-78794 (Il-76MD)

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · 8d

Rare guest visiting Kaliningrad today, RF-12041 a Tu-134UB-L landed around 16:00 UTC. The Tu-134-UB-L is a trainer for Tu-160 and Tu-22M3 pilots.

theaviationist.com/2020/02/15/u...

Attached is also all other traffic to/from Kaliningrad, Russia since my last post.

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · 12d

Had one identify as "Romeo Foxtrot 87070" which usually should be an aircraft with reg. RF-87070, but cant find any info on this. New? Faked callsign?

First visits in my book by RF-76325 (Il-76TD), RF-86888 (Il-76M), RA-61728 (An-148-100E) and RA-82037 (An-124-100)

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · 12d

Update on the military traffic to/from Kaliningrad, Russia. It has been a while since the last update so the list is a bit longer. But all traffic has been accounted for.

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · 18d

Was it escorted or a part of the "gang"? It just correlates in time very well and never heard this maneuver before.

The route was PIVAX - GARSO - PIPOM and a left turn back to PIVAX.

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · 18d

Hmm... 🤔 not sure what to make of an An-72 (callsign 61115) today.

At the same time as we seem to have a bunch of Mig-31/Su-30:s in the area (around 08:00 UTC) 61115 did a turnaround "according to flight plan".

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · 21d

Military aircraft movements to/from Kaliningrad, Russia for the last week that are mostly not trackable on flight-trackers.

To note, Il-20M arrived this evening. Two "first visits" (in my logging) by RF-78661 and RF-76745, both Il-76:s. An-72:s working hard.

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · 26d

And a Il-20M arrived before lunch today. Different aircraft than left yesterday.

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · 27d

The Russian SIGINT aircraft (type Il-20M) left the Baltics this morning.

(Updates since last post in green)

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · 28d

Regarding traffic to/from Kaliningrad, Russia, nothing exiting so far Zapad-wise other than RF-85856 (Tu-154M) seems to have increased its visits.

Updates since last post in green.

(Complete spreadsheet pasted here pastebin.com/raw/XyvXpnmK)

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · Sep 12

The complete spreadsheet can be found in this paste and is regularly updated (also between posts here)

pastebin.com/raw/XyvXpnmK

https://pastebin.com/raw/XyvXpnmK

Date ID time (CET) Approx arr/dep time (UTC) arr/dep Call Reg First visit? Type Note FR24/Adsbexchange 2025-02-10 08:38 07:28 departure 57303 Pos. Tu-134AK no 2025-02-10 16:12 14:47 arrival 78757...

pastebin.com

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · Sep 12

"Zapad 2025" supposedly started today, but no sign in the traffic to/from Kaliningrad.

No arrivals or departures at all yesterday and today only two visits.

Updates since last post in green.

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · Sep 11

Swedish Airforce confirms Il-20M

x.com/flygvapnet/s...

Flygvapnet on X: "Flygvapnets incidentberedskap genomförde under onsdagen insatser i internationellt luftrum över södra Östersjön. JAS 39 Gripen identifierade en rote ryska stridsflyg av typen SU-30. Därefter eskorterades ett ryskt spaningsflyg av typen IL- 20. Flygvapnet står alltid i beredskap. https://t.co/gknvzn9pWT" / X

Flygvapnets incidentberedskap genomförde under onsdagen insatser i internationellt luftrum över södra Östersjön. JAS 39 Gripen identifierade en rote ryska stridsflyg av typen SU-30. Därefter eskorterades ett ryskt spaningsflyg av typen IL- 20. Flygvapnet står alltid i beredskap. https://t.co/gknvzn9pWT

x.com

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · Sep 10

Three visits by RF-85856 (Tu-154M) in the last ~28h. Dropping people off?

Il-20M SIGINT came yesterday and a first visit (in my list) by RF-93998, Antonov An-26KPA.

Updates since last post in green.

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · Sep 9

A Tupolev Tu-214-PU (command post / VIP transport similar to C-32 or E-6B) currently visiting Kaliningrad, Russia as of lunch local time.

(Attached is a list on all movements the last few days to/from Kaliningrad, both visible and not visible on flight trackers. Updates since last post in green)

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · Sep 5

Military traffic (mostly not visible on flight trackers) to and from Kaliningrad, Russia for the last week.

Traffic in green since last post.

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · Aug 31

RF-82011 stayed for 24h and left att around 08:00UTC

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · Aug 30

Third visit to Kaliningrad today for the An-124 (RF-82011).

I wonder what they are leaving off or fetching?

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · Aug 29

The AN-124 left at around 02:30UTC (04:30 local time)

Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · Aug 28

Quite a lot of movements the last two days.

Two visits of an An-124 (RF-82011) yesterday and today. Still there. Yesterday it stayed for around 8 hours. It came in close succession with some other large aircrafts (An-12) yesterday.

The Il-20M that came on the 18:th left the Baltics today.

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · Aug 18

Here are the last few days of military traffic to/from Kaliningrad.

Added a simple formula to tell if its a first visit for that specific registration.

The vacation for the Il-20M SIGINT aircraft has indeed ended as i wrote in the last post. Popping up today.

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · Aug 12

Last few days of military traffic to/from Kaliningrad.

To note RF-90789 a Tu-134A-3 did two visits. First time in my list.

Also 50 days since we had an Il-20 SIGINT visit. Vacations must be over by now?

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