Provideniya Bay Провидения Alternate names Urelik,Ureliki Location 3 km SW Provideniya Country RU ICAO UHMD Coordinates 64° 22.7' N 173° 14.6' W (64.3783,-173.2433) Elevation 22 m (72 ft) Runway 01/19 2192x73 m (7192x239 ft) 022-202°T (GRAV) Usage Civilian Comments and history Services small transport aircraft; 4 paved parking spaces. Short gravel airfield probably incapable of military use. Has received Tu-95MR flights. In the spring of 1952, the Soviet Union was operating the TU-4 (a strategic bomber based on a re-engineered B-29 Superfortress) from Mys Shmidta and Provideniya. Avia.ru gives a length of 2000 m and elevation of 16 m.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=64.3783,-173.2433&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=64.3783,-173.2433&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=64.3783,-173.2433 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=64.3783,-173.2433&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=64.3783,-173.2433 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=64.3783&lon=-173.2433&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=64.3783_N_173.2433_W_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Elevation data: Runway data: ICAO identifier assignment: CAICA Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved