Gumrak Airport

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Volgograd Gumrak
IATA: n/a - ICAO: URWW
Summary
Airport type public
Serves Volgograd
Elevation AMSL 482 ft (147 m)
Coordinates 48°46′54″N, 044°20′48″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 8100 2469 Asphalt

Volgograd Gumrak (ICAO: URWW) is an airport in Russia located 15 km northwest of Volgograd. It comprises a civilian airport built on top of an older military runway (3300 m), now demolished. The terminal area parks 42 medium/large aircraft and 91 small aircraft.

A military training unit was present at Gumrak as late as 1994, the 706 UAP (706th Aviation Training Regiment), using Aero L-39 aircraft.


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