Established by the Soviet Union in 1946 as its first ballistic-missile proving ground, Kapustin Yar remains a Russian military rocket test range, not a commercial airport. The airfield sits inside a tightly restricted zone beside the closed city of Znamensk in Astrakhan Oblast, about 100 km east of Volgograd, and carries no IATA or ICAO code for civil traffic. Its single runway 09/27 of roughly 1,200 m is reserved for military use; there is no passenger or cargo service and no goods customs facility. For forwarders the site is irrelevant — regional civil air freight clears through Volgograd (VOG).

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Where is Kapustin Yar Airfield located?▼

Kapustin Yar Airfield is located in Znamensk, RU.

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48.66700, 45.73200

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Last updated: 27 June 2026

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