Bada Air Base

ICAO XIABMedium airport

Bada Air Base is a medium airport near Bada in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is listed as ICAO XIAB. The airport is located at 51.4069° / 109.9001° at an elevation of 762 m (2,500 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,500 m. The nearest airport is Krasniy Chikoy Airfield, 140 km (87 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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

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

Data

Data
ICAO code	`XIAB`
Local code	`XIAB`
Identifier	`RU-0008`
Type	Medium airport
City	Bada
Region	Zabaykalsky Krai
Country	Russia
Coordinates	51.40692, 109.90009
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	51° 24′ 24.90″ N 109° 54′ 00.33″ E
Elevation	762 m (2,500 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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