RU-0045 Saratov South Airport VFR

  • Name
    Saratov South Airport
  • ICAO
    RU-0045
  • Type
  • Region
  • Timezone
    9:36 pm (SAMT)
  • Municipality
    Saratov
  • Coordinates
    51° 28′ 40″ N 45° 56′ 33″ E
  • Elevation
    266 ft (81 m MSL)

About Saratov South Airport

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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