Ekaterinburg/Koltsovo Кольцово (Екатеринбург) Alternate names Sverdlovsk, Kaitsova, Yekaterinburg/Koltsovo Location 17 km SE Ekaterinburg Country RU ICAO USSS Coordinates 56° 44.6' N 60° 48.2' E (56.7433,60.8033) Elevation 233 m (764 ft) Runway 08R/26L 3025x53 m (9924x174 ft) 094-274°T (CONC) Usage MIL/CIV Military units Mixed. 128 OSAZ (An-26)[#7]. Comments and history Services a wide range of civilian airliners; parks up to 65 aircraft. A Su-9 from this airfield intercepted Gary Powers U-2 in 1960 but was unable to shoot it down; the U-2 crashed near Povarnya.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=56.7433,60.8033&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=56.7433,60.8033&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=56.7433,60.8033 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=56.7433,60.8033&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=56.7433,60.8033 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=56.7433&lon=60.8033&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=56.7433_N_60.8033_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: CAICA, Department of Defense / Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) Elevation data: CAICA, Department of Defense / Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) Runway data: CAICA, 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