Ostrov Bolshevik

Ostrov Bolshevik о́стров Большеви́к
IATA: none – ICAO: RU-9754[1]
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Russian Air Force
Location	Ostrov Bolshevik
Elevation AMSL	965[2] ft / 294 m
Coordinates	78°35′6″N 100°59′42″E / 78.58500°N 100.99500°E / 78.58500; 100.99500Coordinates: 78°35′6″N 100°59′42″E / 78.58500°N 100.99500°E / 78.58500; 100.99500
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30[2] 10,499[2] 3,200[2] Dirt

Ostrov Bolshevik (Russian: о́стров Большеви́к, pronounced [ˈostrəf bəlʲʂɨˈvʲik]) is an airfield in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, and is the fourth most northernmost airfield in Russia. It was probably constructed around 1960,^[2] and is among several very large trans-polar airfields for Russia's strategic bomber force that were either abandoned during construction or served limited use.^[2] It may have been abandoned during the mid-1960s as Russia's deterrence force shifted from bombers to ICBMs.^[2]

See also

• Chekurovka, abandoned Arctic staging base
• Dresba, abandoned Arctic staging base
• Tiksi North, abandoned Arctic staging base
• Tiksi West, abandoned Arctic staging base

References