{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Akhtubinsk Air Base","iataCode":null,"icaoCode":null,"city":"Akhtubinsk","country":"RU","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":48.3085,"longitude":46.2365},"elevationMeters":15,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Home to the 929th State Flight Test Centre named for V. P. Chkalov (GLITs) since 1948, Akhtubinsk in Astrakhan Oblast is Russia's principal establishment for testing military aircraft and air-launched weapons. Its two runways include one of roughly 4,000 metres, ample for any freighter, yet the field is a Ministry of Defence facility with no scheduled passenger or commercial cargo flights, no customs post and no IATA code. Forwarders covering the region use Volgograd Gumrak (VOG), about 140 km t","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/akhtubinsk-air-base-airport-445","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/akhtubinsk-air-base-airport-445","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Akhtubinsk Air Base · Akhtubinsk, RU · 15 m"}