Sredniy Ostrov Остров Средний Location at Ostrov Sredniy Country RU ICAO UODS Coordinates 79° 31.7' N 91° 4.5' E (79.5283,91.0750) Elevation 8 m (26 ft) Runway 3000x? m (9842x0 ft) 115-295°T Usage Military Comments and history This military airfield is under control of OGA (Arctic Control Group). It is located in extreme northern Siberia close to the mainland. It is an ice airfield that was probably intended as an alternate field for Tu-95 bombers in the Arctic. It was built in late 1950s as a staging base for Soviet bombers to reach the U.S.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=79.5283,91.0750&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=79.5283,91.0750&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=79.5283,91.0750 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=79.5283,91.0750&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=79.5283,91.0750 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=79.5283&lon=91.0750&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=79.5283_N_91.0750_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Department of Defense / Tactical Pilotage Chart (TPC) Elevation data: CAICA Runway data: ICAO identifier assignment: CAICA Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved