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Uprun Air Base

ICAO USCUMedium airport

Uprun Air Base is a medium airport near Uvelsky in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is listed as ICAO USCU. The airport is located at 54.3750° / 61.3533° at an elevation of 236 m (774 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,500 m. The nearest airport is Troitsk Air Base, 32 km (20 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Map detail of Uprun Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Uprun Air Base — Overview map

Data

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ICAO code	`USCU`
Identifier	`RU-7978`
Type	Medium airport
City	Uvelsky
Region	Chelyabinsk Oblast
Country	Russia
Coordinates	54.37500, 61.35330
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	54° 22′ 30.00″ N 61° 21′ 11.87″ E
Elevation	236 m (774 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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