Seshcha
Сеща

Alternate namesSesha
Location41 km SE Roslavl\
CountryRU
Coordinates53° 42.9' N 33° 20.3' E (53.7150,33.3383)
Elevation206 m (676 ft)
Runway3100x80 m (10170x262 ft) 090-270°T (CONC)
UsageMilitary
Military units566 OVTAP (Il-76, An-124)[#4][#7]. 235 VTAP (An-124)[#4].

Comments and historyUnusual large ring taxiway a mile in diameter, feeding numerous revetments (18 large aircraft on south side, 27 small aircraft on north side). Nuclear bomber base according to NRDC.
   

Mapping linksGoogle Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=53.7150,33.3383&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml
Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.7150,33.3383&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=53.7150,33.3383
Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.7150,33.3383&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=53.7150,33.3383
Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=53.7150&lon=33.3383&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended)
Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=53.7150_N_33.3383_E_type:city

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


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