# Rzhev Air Base, Rzhev, Russia

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-9937

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Russian Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
- Serves: Rzhev, Tver Oblast, Russia
- Opened: 1950
- Elevation: 194 m / 636 ft
- Coordinates: 56.2600, 34.4083
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,203 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Moscow
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rzhev_(air_base) (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7385785
- Ident: RU-9937

## Timeline

- 1950: Rzhev Air Base opens.
- 25 Dec 1991: Russian Air Force becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,500 m / 8,203 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Concrete |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,203 ft | =2,316 of 29,858 | =378 in Europe | =128 in RU |
| Elevation | 194 m / 636 ft | =24,687 of 43,403 | =2,265 in Europe | =215 in RU |
| Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =762 in Europe | =54 in RU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =32 in RU |

## Nearby airports

- [RU-0514](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0514.md) Orlovka Airfield · 38 km / 24 mi
- [RU-0420](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0420.md) Staritsa Airstrip · 45 km / 28 mi
- [RU-10099](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-10099.md) Gagarin Aerodrome · 74 km / 46 mi
- [RU-0247](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0247.md) Alferyevo Airfield · 92 km / 57 mi
- [KLD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuem.md) Migalovo Air Base · 104 km / 65 mi
- [RU-9241](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-9241.md) Krapivnya Airfield · 110 km / 68 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-9937/data