# Savasleyka Air Base, Vykska, Russia

**Savasleyka Air Base** is a small airport in Vykska, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It opened in 1953. 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-6878

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Russian Air Force
- Serves: Vykska, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
- Opened: 1953
- Elevation: 102 m / 335 ft
- Coordinates: 55.4397, 42.3090
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Moscow
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savasleyka_air_base (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4403693
- Ident: RU-6878

## Timeline

- 1953: Savasleyka Air Base opens.
- 19 Feb 1958: Q16532394. No deaths.
- 25 Dec 1991: Russian Air Force becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,000 m / 9,842 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 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =183 in Europe | =68 in RU |
| Elevation | 102 m / 335 ft | =30,475 of 43,403 | =3,536 in Europe | =407 in RU |
| Age | Opened 1953 | =3,935 of 15,079 | =792 in Europe | =58 in RU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =32 in RU |

## Nearby airports

- [RU-0043](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0043.md) Mius Airport · 83 km / 52 mi
- [RU-10141](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-10141.md) Okhlopkovo Airfield · 96 km / 60 mi
- [RU-0284](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0284.md) Bogorodsk Airfield · 108 km / 67 mi
- [RU-0747](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0747.md) Sukhovka Airfield · 118 km / 74 mi
- [RU-0093](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0093.md) Sasovo Airfield · 122 km / 76 mi
- [GOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwgg.md) Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International Airport · 127 km / 79 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-6878/data