Karaksar (air base)

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Karaksar
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorRussian Air Force
LocationOlovyannaya
Elevation AMSL2,051 ft / 625 m
Coordinates51°17′0″N 115°51′0″E / 51.28333°N 115.85000°E / 51.28333; 115.85000Coordinates: 51°17′0″N 115°51′0″E / 51.28333°N 115.85000°E / 51.28333; 115.85000
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8,202 2,500

Karaksar is an air base in Russia located 42 km northeast of Olovyannaya. It is a former military airfield with taxiways and tarmac, probably for forward deployment in the event of a Sino-Soviet conflict, demolished at the end of the Cold War.

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