Ramenskoye Airport
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| Ramenskoye Airport Аэропорт Раменское |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: UUBW | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | restricted | ||
| Serves | Moscow | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 377 ft / 115 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 12/30 | 17,726 | 5,403 | Concrete |
| 08/26 | 9,673 | 2,949 | Concrete |
Ramenskoye Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Раменское) (ICAO: UUBW) is an airport in Moscow Oblast, Russia located 40 km southeast of Moscow and near the town of Ramenskoye. It serves as a major aircraft testing facility since the Cold War years with the majority of the major Russian OKBs having facilities on the airfield. It is also now used by Ministry of Emergency Situations and cargo transportation. This airfield was also used as a test site for the Soviet Buran Spacecraft.[1]
Also known as Ramenskoye Airfield and Zhukovsky Airfield
The airfield is a part of Gromov Flight Research Institute and hosts the biennial MAKS Airshow.
Ramenskoye Airport is also home to the world's second longest runway, at 17,726 ft (5,403 m).
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