Matua Location 1 km S Sarychevo Country RU Coordinates 48° 3.0' N 153° 15.4' E (48.0500,153.2567) Elevation 46 m (151 ft) Runway 1000x30 m (3281x98 ft) 079-259°T (DIRT) Usage Civilian Military units Civilian Comments and history Minor civilian airstrip serving Ostrov Matua, a small island of 5 by 9 km of the Kuriles, with no structures of note. May be an FSB (border guards) utility strip.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=48.0500,153.2567&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.0500,153.2567&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=48.0500,153.2567 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.0500,153.2567&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=48.0500,153.2567 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=48.0500&lon=153.2567&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=48.0500_N_153.2567_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Google Earth Elevation data: Google Earth 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