Tiksi North Air Base
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Tiksi North |
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||
| Location | Tiksi | ||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 66[1] ft / 20[1] m | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 72°2′18″N 128°28′18″E / 72.03833°N 128.47167°E / 72.03833; 128.47167 | ||||||||
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Tiksi North Shown within Sakha Republic Show map of Sakha Republic
Tiksi North Tiksi North (Russia) Show map of Russia |
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Tiksi North is a former Russian military airfield located 41 km north of Tiksi in Bulunsky District, Sakha Republic.[1] Described as a ghost airfield, its probable use was either as a diversion or dispersal airfield for Soviet bombers.[1] It was likely abandoned sometime in the early 1960s.[1]
Other abandoned arctic staging bases:
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