| Vetrovoe |
Ветровое |
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| Alternate names | Sopochnyy Southwest (US) |
| Location | 66 km NE Burevestnik |
| Country | RU |
| Coordinates | 45° 15.1' N 148° 18.7' E (45.2517,148.3117) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Runway | 18/36 3000x45 m (9842x148 ft) 169-349°T (CONC) |
| Usage | - |
| Military units | Unknown |
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| Comments and history | Decaying airfield, named Vetrovoe (wind) which discussion on various forums indicates was likely a Japanese bomber and logistics airfield constructed during WWII. Large tarmac areas are partially graded. Appears unusable and uninhabited. The primary Russian airfield on Iturup is Burevestnik. |
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| Mapping links | Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=45.2517,148.3117&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml
Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=45.2517,148.3117&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=45.2517,148.3117
Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=45.2517,148.3117&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=45.2517,148.3117
Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=45.2517&lon=148.3117&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended)
Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=45.2517_N_148.3117_E_type:city
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| Sources |
Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez
Coordinate data: Google Earth
Elevation data:
Runway data: Google Earth
ICAO identifier assignment:
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