Rzhev Alternate names Ryev, Rzev, Rjzev Location 5 km E Rzhev Country RU Coordinates 56° 15.6' N 34° 24.5' E (56.2600,34.4083) Elevation 194 m (636 ft) Runway 2500x50 m (8202x164 ft) 069-249°T (CONC) Usage Military Military units BKHAT (Tu-128M) [#1]. Comments and history Tu-128 depot airfield during Cold War. Appears to service minor amounts of large military aircraft, including MiG-29 aircraft, with about 100 of these parked.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=56.2600,34.4083&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=56.2600,34.4083&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=56.2600,34.4083 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=56.2600,34.4083&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=56.2600,34.4083 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=56.2600&lon=34.4083&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=56.2600_N_34.4083_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Google Earth Elevation data: 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