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Karaksar (air base)

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Karaksar
Olovyannaya, Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia
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Coordinates51°17′0″N 115°51′0″E / 51.28333°N 115.85000°E / 51.28333; 115.85000
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorSoviet Air Forces
Site history
In use- 1991 (1991)
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: XIAP
Elevation625 metres (2,051 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
15/33 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) Concrete

Karaksar is a former 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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