# Orsha Airport - Balbasovo Air Base (TXC)

**Orsha Airport - Balbasovo Air Base** (IATA: TXC) is a medium airport in Orsha, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It has one runway, 3,001 m (9,845 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Belarusian Air Force and Air Defense Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/by-0001

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TXC / —
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Belarusian Air Force and Air Defense Force
- Serves: Orsha, Vitebsk Region, Belarus
- Elevation: 189 m / 620 ft
- Coordinates: 54.4400, 30.2967
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,001 m / 9,845 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Minsk
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orsha_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24635004
- Weather station: UMIO
- Ident: BY-0001

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,001 m / 9,845 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,001 m / 9,845 ft | =1,184 of 29,858 | #163 in Europe | #2 in BY |
| Elevation | 189 m / 620 ft | =24,964 of 43,403 | =2,318 in Europe | #8 in BY |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =3 in BY |

## Nearby airports

- [MVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/umoo.md) Mogilev Airport · 56 km / 34 mi
- [VTB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/umii.md) Vitebsk Vostochny Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [LNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-10076.md) Smolensk North Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [RU-4609](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-4609.md) Shatalovo Air Base · 141 km / 88 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/by-0001/data