Shmidt Cape, Mys Schmidia Airfield Arctic Control Group Bomber Bases

Russia / Chukotka / Mys Shmidta /
 airport, former air force base
Mys Shmidta
Alternate names: Shmidt Cape, Mys Schmidia
Location: 3kmSE Mys Shmidta, Chukotka, RU
Coordinates: 68°52.1'N 179°22.4'W Google TerraServer Multimap GeoURL
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft)
ICAO:UHMI
Runway:2500 m (8202 ft) (CONC)
Military units:OGA (Arctic Control Group).

Major airfield with 1100 x 80 m concrete tarmac. Gravel overrun suggests runway was to eventually be extended to 3000 m. This is an arctic staging base for intercontinental bomber flights.In the spring of 1952, the Soviet Union was operating the TU-4 (a strategic bomber based on a re-engineered B-29 Superfortress) from Mys Shmidta and Provideniya.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mys_Shmidta_Airport
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Coordinates:   68°52'0"N   179°22'21"W

Comments

  • That airfield was photographed on the first image taken by CORONA satellite, Discoverer 14. That was first image taken by "spy-satellite" ever.
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