Tiksi Airport Air Base
Russia /
Saha /
Tiksi /
World
/ Russia
/ Saha
/ Tiksi
, 5 km from center (Тикси)
World
airport, military airbase
Tiksi
Location: 1 km NE Tiksi, Yakutia, RU
Coordinates: 71°41.8'N 128°54.2'E Google TerraServer Multimap GeoURL
Elevation: 9 m (30 ft)
ICAO:UEST
Runway:3001 m (9846 ft) (CONC)
Military units:Mixed use. 24 OTAE. OGA (Arctic Control Group).
Built in 1950s as a staging base for Soviet bombers to reach the U.S. It is used regularly by Tu-95s in exercises, including one in 1999, in which bombers practice travelling to the Canadian arctic. Tiksi North and Tiksi West no longer exist.
Location: 1 km NE Tiksi, Yakutia, RU
Coordinates: 71°41.8'N 128°54.2'E Google TerraServer Multimap GeoURL
Elevation: 9 m (30 ft)
ICAO:UEST
Runway:3001 m (9846 ft) (CONC)
Military units:Mixed use. 24 OTAE. OGA (Arctic Control Group).
Built in 1950s as a staging base for Soviet bombers to reach the U.S. It is used regularly by Tu-95s in exercises, including one in 1999, in which bombers practice travelling to the Canadian arctic. Tiksi North and Tiksi West no longer exist.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiksi_Airport
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 71°41'51"N 128°53'40"E
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- Taxiway 0.1 km
- apron 0.5 km
- Fuel tank 1.8 km
- Radio station 3.6 km
- Diesel power station 6.4 km
- Oil tanks 6.9 km
- Tiksi West 7.3 km
- Tiksi NAVTEX-transmitter 7.6 km
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