| Mukachevo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||
| Location | Mukacheve | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 390 ft / 119 m | ||
| Coordinates | 48°24′0″N 022°41′0″E / 48.4°N 22.683333°ECoordinates: 48°24′0″N 022°41′0″E / 48.4°N 22.683333°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 8,202 | 2,500 | Concrete | |
Mukachevo is an air base in Ukraine located 6 km southwest of Mukachevo. During the Cold War it served as a small interceptor base. The airfield had a loop taxiway with many parking revetments. The air base has since been moved to Stryi leaving the airfield to stand abandoned and empty.
Airfield Today[]
Currently the city and oblast authorities are seeking investors to modernize the airfield and turn in into an international airport.[1] The new airport would replace Uzhhorod International Airport as Zakarpattia's main air link. It's proposed advantages over Uzhhorod will be a more centralized location, as well as its location completely within Ukrainian airspace (current flights to and from Uzhhorod have to cross over into Slovak territory)
References[]
The original article can be found at Mukachevo (air base) and the edit history here.