Aktepe Alternate names Ashkabad Northwest (US), Ak-tepe, Bezmain (US), Ashkabad Bezmain (US), Ashgabat Bezmain Location 18 km NW Ashkabad Country TM Coordinates 38° 0.7' N 58° 11.7' E (38.0117,58.1950) Elevation 280 m (919 ft) Runway 15/33 2641x45 m (8665x148 ft) 153-333°T (CONC) Usage Military Military units 152 IAP (MiG-23M, 1991)[#1], (MiG-25PD) starting 1990, moved from Zaporozhye. Comments and history Small fighter base with reveted areas. MiG-23M piloted by V. Shkinder shot down Iranian CH-47C 7/21/78. U.S. Air Force presence, either at this base or at Ashkabad/Civil.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=38.0117,58.1950&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.0117,58.1950&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=38.0117,58.1950 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.0117,58.1950&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=38.0117,58.1950 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=38.0117&lon=58.1950&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=38.0117_N_58.1950_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Elevation data: Runway data: ICAO identifier assignment: Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved