Mengon Air Base
Elban, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
RU-6088 is the ICAO airport code for Mengon Air Base, located in Elban, Russia. The airport is classified as a Closed Airport. It operates in the Asia/Vladivostok timezone at an elevation of 164 ft (50 m) above sea level.
About Mengon Air Base
Wikipedia ↗Mengon is an air base in Amur Oblast, Russia located 17 km southwest of Elban. Its purpose is unknown; it may be a diversion or dispersal airbase for bombers from Zavitinsk or Ukrainka. It has a very long runway and large tarmac. Long runway was designated as a "eastern alternate airport" for landing the Buran spacecraft.
Location
Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Airport Details
- ICAO Code
- RU-6088
- Type
- Closed Airport
- City
- Elban
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Khabarovsk Krai
- Timezone
- Asia/Vladivostok
- Local Time
- —
- Elevation
- 164 ft (50 m)
- Coordinates
- 50.0333°N, 136.3000°E
External Links
Nearby Airports — near Elban
Komsomolsk-on-Amur Airport
Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia
Troitskoye Airport
Troitskoye, Russia
Dzemgi Airport
Komsomolsk-na-Amur, Russia
Nizhnetambovskoye Airfield
Nizhnetambovskoye, Russia
Khokhlatskaya-1 Airport
Vinogradovka, Russia
Pobeda Airstrip
Pobeda, Russia
Khabarovsk Novy Airport
Khabarovsk, Russia
Khabarovsk MVL Airport
Khabarovsk, Russia