Kapustin Yar Air Base

Kapustin Yar is a military airfield near the town of , , serving the Kapustin Yar military training ground, founded in 1946. Until the 1990s, the airfield had the code name "Picture".
Wikipedia
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Russia
  • Also known as: “Kapustin Yar” and “Kapustin Yar (air base)”

Kapustin Yar Air Base

Latitude
48.6654° or 48° 39′ 55″ north
Longitude
45.7297° or 45° 43′ 47″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Inception
1956
Operator
Министерство обороны Российской Федерации
Open location code
8HW7MP8H+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 57679079
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Wiki­data ID
Q4213296
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In Other Languages

From Russian to Ukrainian—“Kapustin Yar Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Russian: “Капустин Яр (аэродром)”
  • Russian: “Капустин Яр”
  • Ukrainian: “Капустин Яр (аеродром)”
  • Ukrainian: “Капустин Яр”

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