OurAirports: Comments on airports in Russia

[URMP] "pitiful fate of Pyatigorsk Airport" by Anonymous Flier

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:12:54 -0500

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Pyatigorsk Airport, Russia:

Does not exist any more. Was used mostly for agricultural purposes and in summer time for local passenger service (to the Black Sea shore usually) with small airplanes (12 or 5 seaters). That was good for people but untenable financially. Now most of the land is being rented out or sold to private enterprises to build private residences or for workshops etc.

[URRY] "re: ICAO code conflict" by Anonymous Flier

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:25:54 -0500

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Volgodonsk Airport, Russia:

This airport have index URRQ (in russian УРРЯ) - only AFTN index, not ICAO.

[UERS] "Airline service" by Jan

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:36:00 -0400

Comment by @Jan on Saskylakh Airport, Russia:

According to Wikipedia this strip is served by Yakutia- and Polar Airlines

[RU-0049] "re: Closed?" by david

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:04:53 -0400

Comment by @david on Yelabuga North Airport, Russia:

Reply to @Jan: Thanks for the help. I've changed the status to closed.

[RU-0049] "re: Closed?" by Jan

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:44:23 -0400

Comment by @Jan on Yelabuga North Airport, Russia:

Several signs...Look close and you'll see markings on the asphalt on the west side near the yellow boxes. There is a fence/wall covering most of the old runway. And it appears they have made a go cart track on the old apron.

[RU-2070] "re: Open?" by Zoran

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:17:08 -0400

Comment by @Zoran on Logovushka Airfield, Russia:

Yes, Logovushka Airfield, used by Kurgan Aviation club. Updated.

[RU-2070] "Open?" by Anonymous Flier

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:45:46 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Logovushka Airfield, Russia:

Seems its used for GA. Maybe for parachuting?

No longer an air base though so maybe change name?

[RU-9587] "re: Closed" by david

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:31:34 -0400

Comment by @david on Sumsk Air Base, Russia:

Thanks -- I've updated the status.

[RU-0067] "re: Abandoned" by david

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:30:08 -0400

Comment by @david on Veshchevo Naval Air Base, Russia:

Thanks -- I've changed the status.

[RU-0067] "Abandoned" by Anonymous Flier

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:28:22 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Veshchevo Naval Air Base, Russia:

According to Wikipedia it is abandoned

[RU-9587] "Closed" by Anonymous Flier

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:31:17 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Sumsk Air Base, Russia:

According to Wikipedia article linked this AB has been closed for many years.

[RU-0145] "re: Closed" by david

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:41:27 -0400

Comment by @david on Chaikovskiy Airport, Russia:

Thanks. I'll mark it as closed unless we find more information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaykovsky,_Perm_Krai#Air_communication

[RU-0145] "re: Closed" by Anonymous Flier

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:34:08 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Chaikovskiy Airport, Russia:

English Wikipedia. Search for Chaykovsky and pick the one in Perm Krai

[RU-0145] "re: Closed" by david

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:21:05 -0400

Comment by @david on Chaikovskiy Airport, Russia:

I couldn't find the article in the English Wikipedia -- is it in the Russian one?

[RU-0375] "re: Closed" by david

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:58:49 -0400

Comment by @david on Monino Airfield, Russia:

Thanks for the info. If anyone finds out the status, please let us know.

[RU-0375] "re: Closed" by Anonymous Flier

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:54:34 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Monino Airfield, Russia:

Reply to @david: Was supposed to be a question mark after Closed in title. Don't know if it is completely closed, but it is no longer used for any mil- or private regular flights.

[RU-0375] "re: Closed" by david

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:18:09 -0400

Comment by @david on Monino Airfield, Russia:

Is the runway ever used (say, to fly in new aircraft for display), or is it completely shut down?

[RU-0145] "Closed" by Anonymous Flier

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:15:40 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Chaikovskiy Airport, Russia:

According to Wikipedia article about Chaykovsky there is no longer an airport there.

[RU-0375] "Closed" by Anonymous Flier

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:22:31 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Monino Airfield, Russia:

This is now used for the Central Air Force Museum

[URRY] "re: ICAO code conflict" by Zoran

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:17:08 -0400

Comment by @Zoran on Volgodonsk Airport, Russia:

Yes, it was mistake, this airport has no English ICAO.

[RU-0166] "re: Closed?" by david

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:17:06 -0400

Comment by @david on Giaginskaya Airfield, Russia:

The pavement looks rough but intact, and although the markings have worn off, nothing's been built on or close to the runway. Is there any way to confirm the airport's status?

[URRY] "ICAO code conflict" by Anonymous Flier

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:50:38 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Volgodonsk Airport, Russia:

Unless this code exist in official ICAO database I think it should be changed to URRA. The Russian code is УРРЯ, which would translate to URRYA.

Reason for this is that Zavetnoe about 100 miles SE has УРРЫ which translates directly to URRY.

[RU-0166] "Closed?" by Anonymous Flier

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:04:59 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Giaginskaya Airfield, Russia:

This airfield appears to have been abandoned

[RU-0049] "re: Closed?" by david

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:48:41 -0400

Comment by @david on Yelabuga North Airport, Russia:

I don't know enough about drag racing to know what to look for in the satellite pic. Certainly, I don't see proper runway markings.

[RU-0049] "Closed?" by Anonymous Flier

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:47:34 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Yelabuga North Airport, Russia:

Based on Google Earth image this airport appear to be used for drag racing now.

[RU-0209] "Derevyannoe" by Zoran

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:28:29 -0400

Comment by @Zoran on Derevyannoe Airport, Russia:

Probably closed.

[RU-6219] "Lovozero" by Zoran

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:33:13 -0400

Comment by @Zoran on Lovozero Airport, Russia:

Now civil airport for small planes and helicopters.

[UWUU] "UWUU" by jmblanco430

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:09:09 -0400

Comment by @jmblanco430 on Ufa International Airport, Russia:

RUNWAY 14L---108.30---141º

[USRK] "USRK" by jmblanco430

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:48:05 -0400

Comment by @jmblanco430 on Kogalym International Airport, Russia:

RUNWAY 17---108.50---173º

[RU-9241] "Reopened" by Zoran

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:34:46 -0400

Comment by @Zoran on Krapivnya Airfield, Russia:

The airfield reopened for light airplanes.

[UUEE] "UUEE" by jmblanco430

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:28:41 -0400

Comment by @jmblanco430 on Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia:

RUNWAY 07L---108.10---066º

[UHWW] "UHWW" by jmblanco430

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:23:00 -0400

Comment by @jmblanco430 on Vladivostok International Airport, Russia:

RUNWAY 07L---VFR---070º

[UIII] "UIII" by jmblanco430

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:50:54 -0400

Comment by @jmblanco430 on Irkutsk Airport, Russia:

RUNWAY 12---110.30---115º

[ULMM] "ULMM" by jmblanco430

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:30:32 -0400

Comment by @jmblanco430 on Murmansk Airport, Russia:

RUNWAY 32---108.50---314º

[RU-0153] "Life of the airfield" by Zoran

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:34:11 -0400

Comment by @Zoran on Komendantskiy Airfield, Russia:

The airfield was established in 1910, closed in 1963.

[ULSS] "Closed" by Zoran

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:15:06 -0400

Comment by @Zoran on Rzhevka Airport, Russia:

Rzhevka is closed since 2006 year.

[UUBW] "looking for one of your test pilot" by Anonymous Flier

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:48:50 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Ramenskoye Airport, Russia:

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[XLLN] "re: Double mark" by david

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:33:57 -0400

Comment by @david on Kasimovo Airfield, Russia:

Done -- there's just one Kasimovo Air Base now.

[XLLN] "Double mark" by Zoran

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:29:28 -0400

Comment by @Zoran on Kasimovo Airfield, Russia:

Sorry, I have duplicate mark for this airfield. Remove it please, when possible.

[URMG] "Khankala" by Zoran

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:04:33 -0400

Comment by @Zoran on Khankala Air Base, Russia:

Reopened is Grozny North (see photo in "New York Times"). This mark is Khankala military base.

[RU-5276] "re: Uncle" by david

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:18:59 -0400

Comment by @david on Kilpyavr Air Base, Russia:

Thanks -- I've corrected the name, and updated the Wikipedia link.

[RU-5276] "Uncle" by Anonymous Flier

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:25:11 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Kilpyavr Air Base, Russia:

Correct name of this airbase is Kilpyavr (or Kilp-Yavr).

[UUOD] "Voronezh Aircraft Production Association" by david

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:58:56 -0500

Comment by @david on Pridacha Airport, Russia:

This is the home airport of the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association, one of the largest aircraft manufacturing complexes in Russia. It is closed to the public.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voronezh_Aircraft_Production_Association

[UHSB] "Disputed territory" by david

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:54:17 -0500

Comment by @david on Burevestnik Airport, Russia:

This airport is operated by the Russians as part of their claim on the disputed Kuril Islands, near Japan.

[ULNN] "Once a busy airport" by david

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:39:16 -0500

Comment by @david on Novgorod Airport, Russia:

This was a busy regional passenger airport during the Soviet era, but fell on hard times afterwards, and stopped operations about 10 years ago.

[URMG] "Calls for customs" by david

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:36:54 -0500

Comment by @david on Khankala Air Base, Russia:

There are calls for the airport to add customs services and accept international flights, so that passengers can fly directly to Chechnya, without having to pass through Moscow:

http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/2880035

[URMG] "Reopened in spring, 2007" by david

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:35:58 -0500

Comment by @david on Khankala Air Base, Russia:

This airport was in ruins after the Chechan war, but it was repaired after the fighting died down, and was reopened for scheduled service in spring 2007. There's still occasional violence in Chechnya, but airplanes no longer have to spiral down from directly above the airport to avoid rocket fire. Here's a story from fall 2007:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/world/europe/11chechyna.html?_r=1&ref=europe

[UUEE] "Under construction" by david

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:12:44 -0500

Comment by @david on Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia:

There is a lot of construction underway at Sheremetyevo, including a new terminal and a new runway:

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2006/04/25/040.html/

http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/5816/