Yuzhno-Kurilsk Менделеево Alternate names Mendeleyevo, Sernovodsk Location 17 km SW Yuzhno-Kurilsk Country RU ICAO UHSM Coordinates 43° 57.6' N 145° 41.1' E (43.9600,145.6850) Elevation 152 m (499 ft) Runway 01/19 2120x36 m (6955x118 ft) 003-183°T (CONC) Usage Civilian Military units Civilian Comments and history Small civilian airfield located on Ostrov Kunashir with one small parking apron. This is the closest airfield to Japan, at a distance of only 50 km. It was built by the Japanese in the 1920s or 1930s. However by 2006 it was closed for rebuilding due to extensive deterioration, and was expected to re-open in 2008. Listed as Sernovodsk on US DoD GNC-6 (1977).     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=43.9600,145.6850&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.9600,145.6850&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=43.9600,145.6850 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.9600,145.6850&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=43.9600,145.6850 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=43.9600&lon=145.6850&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=43.9600_N_145.6850_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Google Earth Elevation data: Runway data: Google Earth ICAO identifier assignment: CAICA Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved