Kaliningrad/Chkalovsk

Alternate namesTchalov, Proveren (US)
Location9 km NW Kaliningrad
CountryRU
Coordinates54° 46.0' N 20° 23.8' E (54.7667,20.3967)
Elevation50 m (164 ft)
Runway09/27 3000x60 m (9842x197 ft) 093-273°T (CONC)
UsageMilitary
Military units846 OMSHAP (44 Su-17, 1992)[#3]. 15 ODRAP (12 Su-24, 1992)[#3].

Comments and historyKaliningrad's largest airfield, a significant military base with four separate complexes for bomber and fighter parking. The Su-24 regiment is still stationed at the airfield. Chkalovsk may be confused with Chkalovsk in Moscow and Omsk.
   

Mapping linksGoogle Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=54.7667,20.3967&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml
Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.7667,20.3967&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=54.7667,20.3967
Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.7667,20.3967&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=54.7667,20.3967
Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=54.7667&lon=20.3967&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended)
Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=54.7667_N_20.3967_E_type:city

Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez
Coordinate data: Google Earth
Elevation data:
Runway data: Google Earth
ICAO identifier assignment:


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