Engels-2 Air Base

Engels-2 is a strategic bomber military airbase in located 14 kilometres east of . Engels is a major bomber operations base, and is Russia's sole operating location for the Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber.
  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 37 metres (121 feet)
  • …is operated by Министерство обороны Российской Федерации
  • …opened in 1955
  • Description: military airbase in Engels, Saratov Oblast, Russia
  • Also known as
    “Engels Air Base”
    “Engels Air Force Base”
    “Engels-2”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Прибрежный and Komintern.
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Latitude
51.4807° or 51° 28′ 50″ north
Longitude
46.2308° or 46° 13′ 51″ east
Open location code
9H38F6JJ+78
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Engels-2 Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Энгельс”
  • Catalan: “Engels-2”
  • Catalan: “Enguels”
  • Chinese: “恩格斯空军基地”
  • Chinese: “恩格斯空軍基地”
  • Czech: “Engels-2”
  • Czech: “Letecká základna Engels-2”
  • Dutch: “Engels-2”
  • Dutch: “Vliegbasis Engels-2”
  • Finnish: “Engels-2”
  • Finnish: “Engelsin lentotukikohta”
  • Finnish: “Saratov-Engels”
  • French: “base aérienne d’Engels”
  • French: “Base aérienne Engels-2”
  • French: “base aérienne Engels”
  • French: “Engels-2”
  • German: “Engels-2”
  • German: “Militärflugplatz Engels-2”
  • Italian: “Engels-2”
  • Japanese: “エンゲリス2空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “エンゲリス空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “エンゲルス空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Pangkalan Tentera Udara Engels”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Engels-2 (flybase)”
  • Norwegian: “Engels-2”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه انگلس-۲”
  • Portuguese: “Base Aérea de Engels”
  • Portuguese: “Base Aérea Engels-2”
  • Russian: “Авиабаза Энгельс”
  • Russian: “Энгельс-2”
  • Russian: “Энгельс”
  • Spanish: “Base de la Fuerza Aérea Engels”
  • Spanish: “Engels-2”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи ингилс-2”
  • Ukrainian: “Енгельс (авіабаза)”
  • Ukrainian: “Енгельс-2”
  • Ukrainian: “Енгельс”

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Il-62 and Il-62 (RA-86556).
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Saratov Oblast: Highlights

Learn more about Saratov and Engels.