Khorol
хороль

Alternate namesKhorol East (US), Horol, Khorol'
Location5 km NE Khorol
CountryRU
ICAOUHK3
Coordinates44° 27.0' N 132° 7.6' E (44.4500,132.1267)
Elevation107 m (351 ft)
Runway16/34 3750x60 m (12303x197 ft) 152-332°T (CONC)
UsageRB
Military units304 ODRAP (Tu-95RQ, 1992)[#3], (Tu-16K, 1992)[#3]. 169 GV SAP (Tu-95RQ, 1992)[#3], (Tu-142, 1992)[#3], (Tu-16K, 1992)[#3], (Tu-16SPS, 1992)[#3], (Tu-163SHCH, 1992)[#3], (MiG-23MLD, 1992)[#3], deployed to Vietnam.

Comments and historyMajor nuclear weapons bomber base in Vladivostok region with large tarmac area, hangars, 20 large revetments, and 30 unimproved ones. Deployed to Camh Ranh Bay, Vietnam in 1980s. Designated as eastern space port for space shuttle Buran. Sister of Vozdvizhenka.
   

Mapping linksGoogle Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=44.4500,132.1267&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml
Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=44.4500,132.1267&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=44.4500,132.1267
Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=44.4500,132.1267&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=44.4500,132.1267
Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=44.4500&lon=132.1267&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended)
Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=44.4500_N_132.1267_E_type:city

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