Donskoe

Alternate namesBryusterort (US), Donskoy, Donskoye
Location1 km E Donskoye
CountryRU
Coordinates54° 56.1' N 19° 58.9' E (54.9350,19.9817)
Elevation50 m (164 ft)
Runway2000x40 m (6562x131 ft) 022-202°T (CONC)
UsageMilitary
Military units396 OKPLVP (22 Ka-27, 1992)[#3]. 745 OPLVP (15 Mi-14, 1992)[#3], (5 Ka-25, 1992)[#3].

Comments and historyVery old airfield (c. 1950s), nearly Russia's most extreme western point, with about 25 pads; appears to be in a severe state of decay. The original 2000 m runway has been destroyed and shortened to 500 m to serve as a helicopter airstrip.
   

Mapping linksGoogle Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=54.9350,19.9817&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml
Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.9350,19.9817&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=54.9350,19.9817
Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.9350,19.9817&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=54.9350,19.9817
Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=54.9350&lon=19.9817&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended)
Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=54.9350_N_19.9817_E_type:city

Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez
Coordinate data: Google Earth
Elevation data:
Runway data: Google Earth
ICAO identifier assignment:


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