| Lielvarde |
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| Location | 7 km N Lielvarde |
| Country | LV |
| Coordinates | 56° 46.7' N 24° 51.2' E (56.7783,24.8533) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Runway | 2500x40 m (8202x131 ft) 008-188°T (CONC) |
| Usage | Military |
| Military units | 899 BAP (Su-24, 1970s) (MiG-27, 2000s). |
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| Comments and history | Fighter or interceptor airfield southeast of Riga, built in late-1970s for an Su-24 regiment. Transferred from Russia to Latvia in 1994 and now forms the core of operations for the Latvian Air Force. (Thanks to AviaMK) |
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| Mapping links | Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=56.7783,24.8533&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml
Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=56.7783,24.8533&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=56.7783,24.8533
Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=56.7783,24.8533&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=56.7783,24.8533
Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=56.7783&lon=24.8533&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended)
Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=56.7783_N_24.8533_E_type:city
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| Sources |
Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez
Coordinate data: Google Earth
Elevation data:
Runway data: Google Earth
ICAO identifier assignment:
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