Alakurti Алакуртти Alternate names Alakurtti Location 3 km NW Alakurtti Country RU ICAO (XLMA) Coordinates 66° 58.6' N 30° 21.0' E (66.9767,30.3500) Elevation 565 m (1854 ft) Runway 2200x44 m (7218x144 ft) 131-311°T (CONC) Usage Military Comments and history During the 1950s Alakurtti was suspected by the CIA as being the most likely candidate for development of a major strategic bomber base; this did not occur and Olenegorsk became the primary bomber base. It was home to 4th Naval Bomber Regiment flying Su-24 aircraft. Helicopter services were provided by 85 or 485 OVP flying Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=66.9767,30.3500&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=66.9767,30.3500&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=66.9767,30.3500 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=66.9767,30.3500&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=66.9767,30.3500 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=66.9767&lon=30.3500&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=66.9767_N_30.3500_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: CAICA Elevation data: Department of Defense / Tactical Pilotage Chart (TPC) (2004 edition) 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