Shatalovo (also given as Pochinok, Satalovo, and Shatoalovo) is an air base in Smolensk Oblast, Russia located 8 km south of Pochinok. It is a large hardened air base with pads for 19 bombers and 15 fighters in addition to a small amount of tarmac space. It is a nuclear bomber base according to a Natural Resources Defense Council study. In World War II, the German Luftwaffe maintained two airfields at Shatalovo, "Shatalovka-East" (at 54°22'10"N, 32°32'10"E) and "Shatalovka-West" (54°20'20"N, 32°28'30"E).
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