# Seshcha Air Base, Dubrovka, Russia

**Seshcha Air Base** is a medium airport in Dubrovka, Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It opened in 1931. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Russian Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0240

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Russian Air Force
- Serves: Dubrovka, Bryansk Oblast, Russia
- Opened: 1931
- Elevation: 211 m / 692 ft
- Coordinates: 53.7153, 33.3391
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Moscow
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seshcha_air_base (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4418135
- Ident: RU-0240

## Timeline

- 1931: Seshcha Air Base opens.
- 8 Jun 1977: Q19911200.
- 25 Dec 1991: Russian Air Force becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 60 m / 196 ft | Concrete |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =183 in Europe | =68 in RU |
| Elevation | 211 m / 692 ft | =23,564 of 43,403 | =2,101 in Europe | #182 in RU |
| Age | Opened 1931 | =452 of 15,079 | =265 in Europe | =11 in RU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =32 in RU |

## Nearby airports

- [BZK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uubp.md) Bryansk International Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [RU-9942](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-9942.md) Shaykovka Air Base · 88 km / 55 mi
- [RU-4609](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-4609.md) Shatalovo Air Base · 90 km / 56 mi
- [LNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-10076.md) Smolensk North Airport · 150 km / 93 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-0240/data