Poduzhemye Alternate names Kem/Uzhmana (DoD), Kem-Uzhmana (DoD), Uzhmana (DoD) Location 16 km W Kem Country RU Coordinates 64° 55.1' N 34° 15.9' E (64.9183,34.2650) Elevation 64 m (210 ft) Runway 2500x45 m (8202x148 ft) 099-279°T (CONC) Usage Military Comments and history Interceptor airfield which became operational in 1957. The 265 IAP flew Su-15 and Su-27 aircraft as late as the 1990s. Pilots Slabodchikov, Yu. Novozhilov, A. Genberg, and Kerefov in aircraft from this base forced a Korean Airlines 707 down in 1978. The airfield appears to be in a serious condition of decay and is likely not operational.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=64.9183,34.2650&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=64.9183,34.2650&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=64.9183,34.2650 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=64.9183,34.2650&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=64.9183,34.2650 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=64.9183&lon=34.2650&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=64.9183_N_34.2650_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Google Earth Elevation data: Department of Defense / Tactical Pilotage Chart (TPC) (2004 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