Klyuchi
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Location3 km SW Klyuchi
CountryRU
Coordinates56° 18.6' N 160° 48.3' E (56.3100,160.8050)
Elevation152 m (499 ft)
Runway13/31 2000x40 m (6562x131 ft) 126-306°T (CONC)
UsageMilitary
Military unitsOSAE (An-26).

Comments and historySmall but significant interceptor airfield covering northern Kamchatka. About 12 fighter revetments and some narrow tarmac space. Services Kura military proving area (Klyuchi-20)[12][13], an ICBM impact area 130 km to the northeast at 57-20N 161-50E. Was photographed by U-2s starting June 1957.
   

Mapping linksGoogle Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=56.3100,160.8050&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml
Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=56.3100,160.8050&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=56.3100,160.8050
Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=56.3100,160.8050&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=56.3100,160.8050
Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=56.3100&lon=160.8050&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended)
Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=56.3100_N_160.8050_E_type:city

Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez
Coordinate data: Google Earth
Elevation data: Department of Defense / Tactical Pilotage Chart (TPC)
Runway data: Google Earth
ICAO identifier assignment:


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