UUOK
Kursk East Airport
VFR
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Name
Kursk East Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
UUOK / URS / UUOK
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
9:15 am (MSK)
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Municipality
Kursk
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Coordinates
51° 45′ 2″ N 36° 17′ 44″ E
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Elevation
686 ft (209 m MSL)
About Kursk East Airport
Kursk Vostochny Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Курск-Восточный) (IATA: URS, ICAO: UUOK), also known as Khalino airbase, Kursk-Khalino, is an interceptor aircraft base in Kursk Oblast, Russia, with a single 2,500 m (8,200 ft) runway located 7 km east of Kursk. It has been used for many decades as a military airbase and has had periods of time when it was also utilized as a commercial airport. It is located 4 miles northeast of Kursk and is considered a medium-sized base, with several alert pads. A civilian tarmac is located on the southern side of the airfield, which utilizes the common runway facilities.