Koshka Yavr Location 25 km SE Zapolyarnyj Country RU Coordinates 69° 15.1' N 31° 11.8' E (69.2517,31.1967) Elevation 147 m (482 ft) Runway 01/19 3000x40 m (9842x131 ft) 019-199°T (CONC) Usage Military Comments and history Minor, mediocre unattended airfield 83 km W of Murmansk, but with considerable runway length and small taxiway; is probably a forward deployment base. Stands behind Pechenga as the closest base to Norway.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=69.2517,31.1967&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=69.2517,31.1967&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=69.2517,31.1967 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=69.2517,31.1967&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=69.2517,31.1967 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=69.2517&lon=31.1967&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=69.2517_N_31.1967_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