Borisoglebskoye Airport
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| Borisoglebskoye Airport Аэропорт Борисоглебское |
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| IATA: - ICAO: UWKG | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | public | ||
| Operator | KAPO | ||
| Serves | Kazan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 213 ft (65 m) | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 11/29 | 10499 | 3200 | Concrete |
Borisoglebskoye Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Борисоглебское) (ICAO: UWKG) is an airport in Tatarstan, Russia located 8 km north of Kazan. It is the site of the Kazan State Aviation Plant. It is the site of the Tupolev Tu-144, Tu-22M, and Ilyushin Il-62 production factory. There are large aircraft parking spaces on the north side of the airfield. The facility is capable of handling all sizes of aircraft and features an unusually wide runway.
During the 1990s a couple of Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack) bombers were based here.
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