RU-0045
Saratov South Airport
VFR
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Name
Saratov South Airport
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ICAO
RU-0045
- Type
- Region
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Timezone
9:36 pm (SAMT)
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Municipality
Saratov
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Coordinates
51° 28′ 40″ N 45° 56′ 33″ E
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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.