# Afrikanda Air Base, Afrikanda, Russia

**Afrikanda Air Base** was an airport in Afrikanda, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It opened in 1940. It closed in 2001. It had one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, concrete. It was operated by Russian Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0002

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Russian Air Force
- Serves: Afrikanda, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
- Opened: 1940
- Closed: 2001
- Elevation: 154 m / 505 ft
- Coordinates: 67.4567, 32.7867
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Moscow
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikanda_(air_base) (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2027349
- Ident: RU-0002

## Timeline

- 1940: Afrikanda Air Base opens.
- 25 Dec 1991: Russian Air Force becomes the operator.
- 2001: Afrikanda Air Base closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Concrete |  | yes |

## Nearby airports

- [KVK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-10046.md) Kirovsk-Apatity Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [RU-1110](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-1110.md) Monchegorsk Air Base · 60 km / 37 mi
- [RU-4464](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-4464.md) Olenya Air Base · 82 km / 51 mi
- [ULMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ulma.md) Umba Airstrip · 109 km / 68 mi
- [RU-6219](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-6219.md) Lovozero Airfield · 112 km / 70 mi
- [MMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ulmm.md) Emperor Nicholas II Murmansk Airport · 147 km / 92 mi

## Sources

- [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/ru-0002/data