Vorkuta/Sovetskiy Воркута Советский Alternate names Vorkuta East (US) Location 11 km E Vorkuta Country RU ICAO (XUYK) Coordinates 67° 27.8' N 64° 18.4' E (67.4633,64.3067) Elevation 192 m (630 ft) Runway 3500x78 m (11483x256 ft) 033-213°T (CONC) Usage Military Comments and history Operated by OGA (Arctic Control Group), this is a staging base constructed in 1950 for intercontinental bombers. The main runway is 80 m wide. The 364 OSAE operated from this location. OGA (Arctic Control Group). Photos exist on russianplanes.net of Il-76 and Tu-95 aircraft.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=67.4633,64.3067&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=67.4633,64.3067&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=67.4633,64.3067 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=67.4633,64.3067&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=67.4633,64.3067 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=67.4633&lon=64.3067&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=67.4633_N_64.3067_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Google Earth Elevation data: Runway data: CAICA ICAO identifier assignment: CAICA Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved