Saratov South | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Location | Saratov | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 266 ft / 81 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°28′50″N 045°56′20″E / 51.48056°N 45.93889°E | ||||||||||
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Saratov South was a former air base in Russia located 8 km southwest of Saratov. It may have had military use during the Cold War with 17 parking stands and tarmac space. It later served as a Yakovlev factory airfield.
Google Earth high-resolution imagery from the 2004-2005 time-frame showed one Yak-42 and a couple of general aviation propeller planes, indicating the airfield remained operational. However, imagery from late-2017 showed the runway and stands being de-constructed and multi-storied buildings under construction near the former apron areas.
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