Ross

Alternate namesRos
Location17 km NW Volkovysk
CountryBY
Coordinates53° 18.2' N 24° 22.1' E (53.3033,24.3683)
Elevation160 m (525 ft)
Runway15/33 2500x40 m (8202x131 ft) 158-338°T (CONC)
UsageCIV/MIL
Military units116 BRAB (Su-24M, 2005). 787 IAP (MiG-29).

Comments and historyMilitary air base which is still active. Medium-sized airfield with revetments and aircraft bunkers. Belarus Air Force stations Su-24 aircraft here, which participated in a joint defense exercise with its sister base Siverskiy in Leningradskaya.
   

Mapping linksGoogle Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=53.3033,24.3683&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml
Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.3033,24.3683&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=53.3033,24.3683
Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.3033,24.3683&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=53.3033,24.3683
Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=53.3033&lon=24.3683&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended)
Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=53.3033_N_24.3683_E_type:city

Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez
Coordinate data: Google Earth
Elevation data:
Runway data: Google Earth
ICAO identifier assignment:


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