# Kilpyavr Air Base, Murmansk, Russia

**Kilpyavr Air Base** was an airport in Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It opened in 1953. It closed in 2011. 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-5276

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Russian Air Force
- Serves: Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
- Opened: 1953
- Closed: 2011
- Elevation: 93 m / 305 ft
- Coordinates: 69.0952, 32.4015
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Moscow
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilpyavr_(air_base) (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1986690
- Weather station: ULMM · WMO 22113
- Ident: RU-5276

## Timeline

- 1953: Kilpyavr Air Base opens.
- 11 Nov 1965: Aeroflot Flight 99. 32 killed.
- 2011: Kilpyavr Air Base closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 42 m / 138 ft | Concrete |  | yes |

## Nearby airports

- [MMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ulmm.md) Emperor Nicholas II Murmansk Airport · 38 km / 23 mi
- [RU-10057](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-10057.md) Severomorsk-1 Naval Air Base · 41 km / 25 mi
- [RU-10058](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-10058.md) Severomorsk-3 Naval Air Base · 58 km / 36 mi
- [RU-4464](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-4464.md) Olenya Air Base · 113 km / 70 mi
- [KKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/enkr.md) Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen · 121 km / 75 mi
- [VDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/envd.md) Vadsø Airport · 147 km / 91 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-5276/data