Bichye Pole Бычье поле Alternate names Kronshtadt (US), Bychje Pole Location 36 km W St Petersburg Country RU Coordinates 60° 0.8' N 29° 42.2' E (60.0133,29.7033) Elevation 3 m (10 ft) Runway 500x30 m (1640x98 ft) 093-273°T (PLAT) Usage Civilian Military units Civilian Comments and history Important airfield during WWII especially during the war with Finland. Il-2 aircraft were typically based here. It was a prime site for helicopters and light aircraft in conjunction with the development of the island and is operated by the Leningrad naval military district. (AviaMK)[17] The military now leases it to a small airclub.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=60.0133,29.7033&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=60.0133,29.7033&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=60.0133,29.7033 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=60.0133,29.7033&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=60.0133,29.7033 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=60.0133&lon=29.7033&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=60.0133_N_29.7033_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Elevation data: CAICA Runway data: CAICA ICAO identifier assignment: Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved