Burevestnik Airport

Burevestnik is a military air base on Iturup Island, , establishing Soviet/Russian presence on the disputed South with the largest airfield in the region.
  • Airport
  • …lies at an elevation of 14 metres (46 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code BVV
  • …has the ICAO airport code UHSB
  • Description: airport in Russia
  • Also known as
    “BVV”
    “UHSB”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gornoe.
is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Burevestnik Airport.

Burevestnik Airport

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Latitude
44.92248° or 44° 55′ 21″ north
Longitude
147.61861° or 147° 37′ 7″ east
UN/LOCODE
RU BVV
Open location code
8RP9WJC9+XC
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Burevestnik Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Burevestnik Airport”
  • Chinese: “布列韋斯特尼克機場”
  • Chinese: “布列韦斯特尼克机场”
  • Chinese: “海燕機場”
  • Indonesian: “BVV”
  • Indonesian: “UHSB”
  • Japanese: “ブレヴェストニク空港”
  • Japanese: “ブレヴェスニク空港”
  • Japanese: “天寧飛行場”
  • Korean: “부레베스트니크 공항”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بوروستنیک”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Burevestnik”
  • Russian: “Аэродром Буревестник”
  • Russian: “Аэропорт Буревестник”
  • Russian: “Буревестник (аэропорт)”
  • Russian: “Буревестник”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи бурустник”
  • Ukrainian: “Буревісник (аеродром)”
  • Ukrainian: “Буревісник”

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