BY-0001
Orsha Airport – Balbasovo Air Base
MVFR
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Name
Orsha Airport – Balbasovo Air Base
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
BY-0001 / TXC / UMIO
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
9:21 pm (MSK)
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Municipality
Orsha
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Coordinates
54° 26′ 23″ N 30° 17′ 48″ E
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Elevation
620 ft (189 m MSL)
About Orsha Airport – Balbasovo Air Base
Orsha Airport (previously named Balbasovo Airbase, given as Balbasava, Bolbasovo, Orsha Southwest, and Orsha) is a commercial airport in Belarus, located 11 km southwest of Orsha. It has a long runway, large tarmac area, a terminal building, 3 commercial remote stands, and 30 large revetments. A remote revetment area contains 5 bomber pads and probably 5 fighter pads.
The airport is also home to the Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant (OARP).
It was home to the 402nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (402 TBAP) flying Tupolev Tu-22M3 (ASCC: Backfire) aircraft as recently as 1993. The 402 TBAP was part of the 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division at Soltsy-2.
Its IATA code TXC was assigned in late 2021, in preparation of taking up commercial air transport operations.