Smolensk North Airport

Smolensk North Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary and civilian
OperatorRussian Air Force
LocationSmolensk
Time zoneUTC+3 (+3)
Elevation AMSL820 ft / 250 m
Coordinates54°49′30″N 032°1′30″E / 54.82500°N 32.02500°E / 54.82500; 32.02500
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Smolensk North Airport is located in Smolensk Oblast
Smolensk North Airport
Smolensk North Airport
Location of airport in Smolensk Oblast
Smolensk North Airport is located in Russia
Smolensk North Airport
Smolensk North Airport
Smolensk North Airport (Russia)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 8,202 2,500 Concrete

Smolensk North Airport (IATA: LNX, ICAO: UUBS) (Russian: военный аэродром "Смоленск-Северный", "Smolensk North Military Aerodrome") is a decommissioned military airbase in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located 4 km north of the city of Smolensk. It is now used as Smolensk's sole airport for civil and military flights.[2] It has a remote revetment area with 8 pads and a Yakovlev factory at the southeast side of the airfield, the Smolensk Aviation Plant.

  1. ^ a b "Аэропорт Смоленск (Smolensk) - Аэропорты - Авиационный портал Airspot.ru".
  2. ^ Questions loom over disastrous Polish presidential flight.