Greem Bell Греэм-Белл Alternate names SUMAT (Waypoint) Location at Ostrov Greem-Bell Country RU Coordinates 81° 10.0' N 64° 35.0' E (81.1667,64.5833) Elevation 9 m (30 ft) Runway 2125x? m (6972x0 ft) 015-195°T Usage Military Comments and history Greem Bell is the northernmost airfield in the world that regularly handles jet aircraft. It operates under the authority of OGA (Arctic Control Group). It appears to have been constructed in the late 1950s to guard the north approaches to Novaya Zemlya against reconnaissance flights, or as a front-line interceptor base for incoming American bombers. Four Tu-128 long-range interceptors belonging to 72 GV AP (from Amderma) were based here in 1979.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=81.1667,64.5833&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=81.1667,64.5833&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=81.1667,64.5833 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=81.1667,64.5833&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=81.1667,64.5833 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=81.1667&lon=64.5833&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=81.1667_N_64.5833_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: CAICA Elevation data: Department of Defense / Tactical Pilotage Chart (TPC) Runway data: Department of Defense / Tactical Pilotage Chart (TPC) ICAO identifier assignment: Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved