Gvardeyskoye

Alternate namesGvardeuskoee, Gvardeuskoe, Gvardeiskoe, Gvardeyskoe
Location4 km W Gvardeyskoye
CountryUA
Coordinates45° 7.0' N 33° 58.6' E (45.1167,33.9767)
Elevation152 m (499 ft)
Runway01/19 3100x80 m (10170x262 ft) 013-193°T (CONC)
UsageMilitary
Military units2 MRAD (prob. Tu-22M). 43 OMSHAP (19 Tu-16, 1992)[#3] (47 Su-17, 1992)[#3].

Comments and historyVery large naval air base. Numerous curved taxiways and revetments for 50 large bombers. Only 4 km from Simferopol airport. Headquarters 2 MRAD.
   

Mapping linksGoogle Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=45.1167,33.9767&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml
Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=45.1167,33.9767&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=45.1167,33.9767
Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=45.1167,33.9767&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=45.1167,33.9767
Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=45.1167&lon=33.9767&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended)
Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=45.1167_N_33.9767_E_type:city

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