Borisoglebskoye Airfield
Borisoglebskoye airfield (Russian: Аэродром Борисоглебское) (ICAO: UWKG) is an experimental aviation airfield owned by Kazan Aircraft Production Association (Tupolev). 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.
Borisoglebskoye airfield "Borisoglebskiy" hawa alanı Аэродром Казань-Борисоглебское | |||||||||||
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 Borisoglebskoye | |||||||||||
 Tu-160 at Borisoglebskoye during visit of Vladimir Putin in 2018 | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| Website | http://oaokapo.ru/ | ||||||||||
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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.
Video
- Approach Tu-214. Kazan Airport "Borisoglebskoe" (factory airfield Kazan Aircraft Production Association named after Gorbunov) (YouTube.com, user DobryjTiP)
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