RU-0042

Istomino Airfield

56.5217°N 43.4807°E77 m / 253 ftSmall airport
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NASA FIRMS 2025-08-17 Istomino
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Istomino Airfield is a small airport in Balakhna, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It opened on 22 Feb 1942. It is operated by Russian Air Force.

Timeline

2 events · 1942–1991
22 FEB 1942
OpenedIstomino Airfield opens.
25 DEC 1991
MilestoneRussian Air Force becomes the operator.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Elevation77 m253 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=32,454of 43,341 · =4,021 Europe · =447 RUAgeOpened 19422026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,791of 15,079 · =619 Europe · =44 RU
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record