Smolensk North Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military and civilian | ||||||||||
Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | Smolensk | ||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+3 (+3) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 820 ft / 250 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°49′30″N 032°1′30″E / 54.82500°N 32.02500°E | ||||||||||
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Location of airport in Smolensk Oblast | |||||||||||
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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.