# Ruse Airport (ROU / LBRS)

**Ruse Airport** (IATA: ROU, ICAO: LBRS) is a small airport in Shtraklevo, Ruse Province, Bulgaria. It opened in 1967. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,502 m (8,210 ft).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbrs

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ROU / LBRS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Shtraklevo, Ruse Province, Bulgaria
- Opened: 1967
- Elevation: 187 m / 614 ft
- Coordinates: 43.6948, 26.0567
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,502 m / 8,210 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Sofia
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruse_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875909
- Weather station: LBRS
- Ident: LBRS

## Timeline

- 1967: Ruse Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,502 m / 8,210 ft | 50 m / 165 ft | Concrete | 055° / 235° |  |
| 05L/23R | 1,763 m / 5,784 ft | 76 m / 250 ft | Grass | 055° / 235° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,502 m / 8,210 ft | =2,295 of 29,858 | =370 in Europe | #6 in BG |
| Elevation | 187 m / 614 ft | =25,090 of 43,403 | =2,336 in Europe | #50 in BG |
| Age | Opened 1967 | =5,747 of 15,079 | =1,051 in Europe | #5 in BG |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =1 in BG |

## Nearby airports

- [LBBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbbz.md) Bazan Airstrip · 6.3 km / 3.9 mi
- [BG-0091](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bg-0091.md) Pirgovo Airfield · 13 km / 8.1 mi
- [LBDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bg-0013.md) Dve Mogili Airfield · 17 km / 10 mi
- [BG-0090](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bg-0090.md) Nikolovo Airfield · 20 km / 12 mi
- [BG-0117](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bg-0117.md) Ekzarh Yosif Airstrip · 23 km / 14 mi
- [BG-0024](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bg-0024.md) Krivnya Agricultural Airfield · 30 km / 18 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/lbrs/data