Plestsy Air Base

Small airfield

Plestsy Air Base is a small airfield near Plesetsk in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The airport is located at 62.7195° / 40.4982° at an elevation of 130 m (427 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,500 m. The nearest airport is Letneozerskiy Air Base, 75 km (46 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Symbolic aviation imagery (AI-generated) – not a photo of this specific airport.

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

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

Data

Data
Local code	`XLAP`
Identifier	`RU-0033`
Type	Small airfield
City	Plesetsk
Region	Arkhangelsk Oblast
Country	Russia
Coordinates	62.71947, 40.49816
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	62° 43′ 10.09″ N 40° 29′ 53.36″ E
Elevation	130 m (427 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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