Volgograd/Beketovskaya Бекетовка Alternate names Beketovskaya (US) Location 19 km SW Volgograd Country RU Coordinates 48° 33.0' N 44° 22.2' E (48.5500,44.3700) Elevation 126 m (413 ft) Runway 13L/31R 1550x40 m (5085x131 ft) 131-311°T (CONC) 13R/31L 1500x40 m (4921x131 ft 131-311°T (CONC) Usage ? Military units Unknown Comments and history Former military training airfield during the Cold War. It was closed during the 1990s. It has been used recently for drag racing.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=48.5500,44.3700&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.5500,44.3700&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=48.5500,44.3700 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.5500,44.3700&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=48.5500,44.3700 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=48.5500&lon=44.3700&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=48.5500_N_44.3700_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Google Earth Elevation data: Department of Defense / Tactical Pilotage Chart (TPC) (1993 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