Moscow/Chkalovskoye

Alternate namesChkalovsky, Star City
Location31 km NE Moscow
CountryRU
ICAOUUMU(XUMU)
Coordinates55° 52.8' N 38° 3.8' E (55.8800,38.0633)
Elevation154 m (505 ft)
Runway12R/30L 3632x60 m (11916x197 ft) 130-310°T (CONC)
UsageMilitary
Military unitsMilitary

Comments and historyMajor transport base AN12/72/Tu154/Il76/IL86VKP. Chkalovsky received USSR's first Il-76K for cosmonaut training 23 July 1977. May be confused with Kaliningrad/Chklalovsk or Omsk/Chkalovsk.
   

Mapping linksGoogle Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=55.8800,38.0633&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml
Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=55.8800,38.0633&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=55.8800,38.0633
Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=55.8800,38.0633&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=55.8800,38.0633
Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=55.8800&lon=38.0633&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended)
Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=55.8800_N_38.0633_E_type:city

Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez
Coordinate data: CAICA
Elevation data: CAICA
Runway data: CAICA
ICAO identifier assignment: CAICA


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