# Saratov Sokol Airfield, Saratov, Russia

**Saratov Sokol Airfield** is a heliport in Saratov, Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is operated by Russian Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-5259

## At a glance

- Type: Heliport
- Operator: Russian Air Force
- Serves: Saratov, Saratov Oblast, Russia
- Elevation: 288 m / 945 ft
- Coordinates: 51.5409, 45.8485
- Helipads: 2
- Time zone: UTC+4 · Europe/Saratov
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saratov_West_Air_Base (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4408404
- Weather station: UWSS · WMO 34172
- Ident: RU-5259

## Timeline

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

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08L/26R | 500 m / 1,640 ft | 25 m / 82 ft | Concrete |  | yes |
| 08R/26L | 500 m / 1,640 ft | 25 m / 82 ft | Concrete |  | yes |

## Nearby airports

- [RU-8602](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-8602.md) Engels Air Base · 26 km / 16 mi
- [GSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwsg.md) Gagarin International Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [RU-3709](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-3709.md) Bagay-Baranovka Air Base · 102 km / 63 mi
- [BWO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwsb.md) Balakovo Airport · 135 km / 84 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/ru-5259/data