Mys Shmidta Мыс Шмидта Alternate names Shmidt Cape, Mys Schmidia Location 3 km SE Mys Shmidta Country RU ICAO UHMI Coordinates 68° 52.1' N 179° 22.5' W (68.8683,-179.3750) Elevation 6 m (20 ft) Runway 14/32 2500x60 m (8202x197 ft) 153-333°T (CONC) Usage MIL/CIV Comments and history Major airfield with 1100 x 80 m concrete tarmac. Gravel overrun suggests runway was to eventually be extended to 3000 m. Operated by OGA (Arctic Control Group), this is an arctic staging base for intercontinental bomber flights. In the spring of 1952, CIA reports inicated that the Soviet Union was operating the TU-4 (a strategic bomber based on a re-engineered B-29 Superfortress) from both Mys Shmidta and Provideniya. An alternate source lists the airfield as having been constructed in 1954.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=68.8683,-179.3750&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=68.8683,-179.3750&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=68.8683,-179.3750 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=68.8683,-179.3750&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=68.8683,-179.3750 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=68.8683&lon=-179.3750&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=68.8683_N_179.3750_W_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Google Earth Elevation data: Runway data: Google Earth ICAO identifier assignment: CAICA, Department of Defense / Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved