Bezymyanka Airport
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| Coordinates | 53°13′N 50°20′E / 53.217°N 50.333°E | ||||||||||
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Bezymyanka Airport is an experimental
Samara, Russia.[1] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the Bezymyanka railroad station in the Kirov district
of Samara, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the city center.
To the east of the airport, the Smyshlyaevka airport is located. To the south, the settlements
TsSKB-Progress plant.[2]
The airport has a class 1 rating and can serve most airplane and helicopter types. The total runway length is 3,600 metres (11,800 ft).[3]
Founded in 1942, the first runway utilized bricks as its pavement. After
Il-2 aircraft.[4]
In the second part of the 20th century, the airport served as the testing ground for a number of Tupolev, Ilyushin, and Antonov aircraft produced by the above-mentioned aviation plants.[4]
Since 1958, plant 1 was redesigned for the production of
Buran Shuttle
flight. The runway was extended to a length of 3,600 metres (11,800 ft).
References
- ^ "Bezymyanka Airfield Airport - UWWG - Airport Guide". AirportGuide. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Bezymyanka Airfield | UWWG | Pilot info | Samara, Russia". Metar-Taf.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Samara Bezymyanka on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ a b "Безымянка-65. Заводской аэродром". Лента новостей «Самара Сегодня» (in Russian). 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
See also
- (in Russian) UWWG.gif - scheme of the airport
- (in Russian) History of Bezymyanka-65
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