Borisoglebskoye airfield

Borisoglebskoye airfield
"Borisoglebskiy" hawa alanı
Аэродром Казань-Борисоглебское
IATA: noneICAO: UWKG
Summary
Airport type pilot / military
Operator KAPO/Russian Air Force
Location Kazan, Tatarstan
Elevation AMSL 213 ft / 65 m
Coordinates 55°52′0″N 049°8′0″E / 55.86667°N 49.13333°E / 55.86667; 49.13333Coordinates: 55°52′0″N 049°8′0″E / 55.86667°N 49.13333°E / 55.86667; 49.13333
Website http://oaokapo.ru/
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 10,499 3,200 Concrete


Borisoglebskoye airfield (Russian: Аэродром Борисоглебское) (ICAO: UWKG) is an experimental aviation airfield owned by Kazan Aircraft Production Association. Located in the northeastern part of the city of Kazan, in the immediate vicinity of the borough Borisoglebskoe, it is designed for experimental design, experimental work, and testing aircraft products.

Since the late 1980s at the airport naddanom conducted test flights of Russian strategic bombers Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack), as well as passenger airliners mid-range Tupolev Tu-214.

Airfield is capable of accepting all types of modern aircraft, due to the characteristics of the runway.

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