RU-9937

Rzhev Air Base

56.2600°N 34.4083°E194 m / 636 ftMedium airport
On the map
NASA FIRMS 2025-08-17 Rzhev
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Rzhev Air Base is a medium airport in Rzhev, Tver Oblast, Russia. It opened in 1950. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,203 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Russian Air Force.

Timeline

2 events · 1950–1991
1950
OpenedRzhev Air Base opens.
25 DEC 1991
MilestoneRussian Air Force becomes the operator.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
06/24 · LIT
LENGTH2,500 m8,203 ftWIDTH50 m164 ftSURFACEConcrete

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway2,500 m8,203 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=2,315of 29,823 · =375 Europe · =128 RUElevation194 m636 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=24,661of 43,341 · =2,264 Europe · =215 RUAgeOpened 19502026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=3,626of 15,079 · =762 Europe · =54 RURunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =643 Europe · =32 RU
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record