Begishevo/Nizhnekamsk Alternate names Melekes (US) Location 19 km E Nizhnekamsk Country RU ICAO UWKE Coordinates 55° 33.9' N 52° 5.6' E (55.5650,52.0933) Elevation 196 m (643 ft) Runway 04/22 2489x42 m (8166x138 ft) 047-227°T (ASPH) Usage Civilian Military units Civilian Comments and history Services medium-sized airliners up to Tu-154 and Il-76. Very large tarmac and a number of hangars and buildings. Rwy 04/22 was closed as of late 2005.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=55.5650,52.0933&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=55.5650,52.0933&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=55.5650,52.0933 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=55.5650,52.0933&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=55.5650,52.0933 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=55.5650&lon=52.0933&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=55.5650_N_52.0933_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Department of Defense / Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) Elevation data: Department of Defense / Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) Runway data: Department of Defense / Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) 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