Alternate names: Sverdlovsk, Kaitsova, Yekaterinburg/Koltsovo
Location: 17kmSE Ekaterinburg, RU
Coordinates: 56°45'N 060°48'E Google TerraServer Multimap GeoURL
Elevation: 233 m (764 ft)
ICAO:USSS
Runway:3025 m (9924 ft) (CONC)
Military units:Mixed. 128 OSAZ (An-26)[#7].
Services a wide range of civilian airliners; parks up to 65 aircraft. A Su-9 from this airfield intercepted Gary Powers U-2 in 1960 but was unable to shoot it down; the U-2 crashed near Povarnya.
REFERENCES
7 Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation