# Uprun Air Base, Uvelsky, Russia

**Uprun Air Base** is a medium airport in Uvelsky, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Russian Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-7978

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Russian Air Force
- Serves: Uvelsky, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
- Elevation: 236 m / 774 ft
- Coordinates: 54.3750, 61.3533
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uprun_(air_base) (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115803479
- Ident: RU-7978

## Timeline

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

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Concrete |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =735 in Asia | =136 in RU |
| Elevation | 236 m / 774 ft | =21,940 of 43,403 | =1,249 in Asia | =157 in RU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =32 in RU |

## Nearby airports

- [RU-0171](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0171.md) Troitsk Air Base · 32 km / 20 mi
- [RU-10142](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-10142.md) Morozkino Airfield · 35 km / 22 mi
- [KZ-0091](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kz-0091.md) Novotroitskoye Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [USCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uscv.md) Kalachevo Airfield · 65 km / 40 mi
- [USCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uscg.md) Chelyabinsk Shagol Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [RU-0773](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0773.md) Ustinovo Aerodrome · 102 km / 63 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-7978/data