Maysionvara is a former air base in Russia located 22 km north of Suojarvi.[1] A 1962 US satellite analysis showed a 2560 m (8400 ft) runway with no aircraft on the field.[2] It was shown on the 1974 version of Department of Defense Global Navigation Chart No. 3 as having jet facilities. It was likely either a dispersal field or an active military base during the early Cold War era and was closed by the 1960s or 1970s.
Maysionvara | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | Suojarvi | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 663 ft / 202 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 62°16′48″N 032°25′0″E / 62.28000°N 32.41667°E | ||||||||||
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Almost nothing remains according to Google Earth and there is little evidence that anything was here.
References edit
- ^ RussianAirfields.com listing.
- ^ MISSION COVERAGE INDEX MISSION 9050 15-18 DECEMBER 1962, November 1, 1963, CREST: CIA-RDP78B04560A001200010020-3, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, p. 10.