Step Air Base

ICAO XIASMedium airport

Step Air Base is a medium airport near Chita in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is listed as ICAO XIAS. The airport is located at 51.0201° / 115.4310° at an elevation of 625 m (2,050 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,000 m. The nearest airport is Karaksar Air Base, 41 km (26 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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

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

Data

Data
ICAO code	`XIAS`
Identifier	`RU-7576`
Type	Medium airport
City	Chita
Region	Zabaykalsky Krai
Country	Russia
Coordinates	51.02005, 115.43102
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	51° 01′ 12.18″ N 115° 25′ 51.66″ E
Elevation	625 m (2,050 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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