Gromovo (Sakkola) Громово Location 18 km NW Sosnovo Country RU Coordinates 60° 42.8' N 30° 6.7' E (60.7133,30.1117) Elevation 70 m (230 ft) Runway 2500x40 m (8202x131 ft) 120-300°T (CONC) Usage Military Military units 180 IAP (31 MiG-31, 1991)[#1]. Comments and history Old, small fighter airfield with crude extension from 2000 to 2500 m. Located only 90 km north of St Petersburg (Leningrad). It housed a MiG-23 regiment and also An-26, An-72, and Mi-8 operations. Flying ceased in 2002, and at the time MiG-23 and MiG-31 were operated from this location. All remaining aircraft were removed in 2006. The airfield is nearly in unusable condition, and there are some rumors the airfield is being renovated.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=60.7133,30.1117&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=60.7133,30.1117&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=60.7133,30.1117 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=60.7133,30.1117&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=60.7133,30.1117 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=60.7133&lon=30.1117&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=60.7133_N_30.1117_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Elevation data: Runway data: ICAO identifier assignment: Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved