# Balashov Air Base, Balashov, Russia

**Balashov Air Base** is a medium airport in Balashov, Saratov Oblast, Russia. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,561 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Russian Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0010

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Russian Air Force
- Serves: Balashov, Saratov Oblast, Russia
- Elevation: 173 m / 568 ft
- Coordinates: 51.5317, 43.3017
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,561 ft
- Time zone: UTC+4 · Europe/Saratov
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balashov_air_base (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1934960
- Ident: RU-0010

## Timeline

- 25 Dec 1991: Russian Air Force becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,000 m / 6,561 ft | 48 m / 157 ft | Concrete |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,561 ft | =3,972 of 29,858 | =760 in Europe | =242 in RU |
| Elevation | 173 m / 568 ft | =25,960 of 43,403 | =2,506 in Europe | #252 in RU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =32 in RU |

## Nearby airports

- [RU-0014](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0014.md) Borisoglebsk Air Base · 80 km / 50 mi
- [RU-10047](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-10047.md) Rtishchevo Air Base · 90 km / 56 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-0010/data