RU-6560
Ulan-Ude East Airport
VFR
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Name
Ulan-Ude East Airport
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ICAO / GPS
RU-6560 / XIUW
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- Region
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Timezone
2:41 am (IRKT)
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Municipality
Ulan Ude
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Coordinates
51° 50′ 59″ N 107° 44′ 16″ E
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Elevation
1’670 ft (509 m MSL)
About Ulan-Ude East Airport
Ulan-Ude Vostochny Airport (also listed as Ulan Ude East) is an airport in the Buryat Republic, Russia, located 9 km east of Ulan Ude. It services medium-size airliners. The airfield served as a bomber staging base. There is considerable tarmac space, with three 400x125m tarmacs and a few alert revetments.
It is home to the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, currently producing the Mil Mi-17 & 171 helicopters and the Sukhoi Su-25UB & Su-39 attack aircraft.