Kilpajarvi Кильп-Яр (Полярный) Alternate names Kilpyavr (US), Kilp-Yavr, Kil'p-Yar, Kilp-Yar, Polyarn'y, Polyarnyy Location 30 km NW Murmansk Country RU Coordinates 69° 5.7' N 32° 24.1' E (69.0950,32.4017) Elevation 76 m (249 ft) Runway 03/21 2490x45 m (8169x148 ft) 044-224°T (CONC) Usage Military Comments and history Small interceptor base operated by 941 IAP and possibly 9 IAP. The airfield initially operated MiG-19, Su-9, and MiG-23M during the 1960s. It saw an upgrade to 38 Su-27 aircraft starting in 1985. It should be noted that Polyarny is also the name of an airfield at Yakutsk. Satellite imagery taken around 2003 showed numerous fighter jets based at this airfield.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=69.0950,32.4017&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=69.0950,32.4017&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=69.0950,32.4017 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=69.0950,32.4017&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=69.0950,32.4017 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=69.0950&lon=32.4017&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=69.0950_N_32.4017_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Google Earth Elevation data: Department of Defense / Tactical Pilotage Chart (TPC) (2000 edition) Runway data: Google Earth ICAO identifier assignment: Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved