Orsha Airport Orša-Balbasava | |
Nativename: | Во́рша Aэрапорт |
Iata: | TXC |
Icao: | UMIO |
Type: | Military/Commercial |
City-Served: | Orsha |
Location: | Orsha, Vitebsk Region, Belarus |
Elevation-F: | 620 |
Elevation-M: | 189 |
Pushpin Map: | Belarus#Europe |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Belarus |
R1-Number: | 05/23 |
R1-Length-F: | 9845 |
R1-Length-M: | 3001 |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Orsha Airport (previously named Balbasovo Airbase, given as Balbasava, Bolbasovo, Orsha Southwest, and Orsha) is a commercial airport in Belarus, located 11 km southwest of Orsha. It has a long runway, large tarmac area, a terminal building, 3 commercial remote stands, and 30 large revetments. A remote revetment area contains 5 bomber pads and probably 5 fighter pads.
The airport is also home to the Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant (OARP).[1]
It was home to the 402nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (402 TBAP) flying Tupolev Tu-22M3 (ASCC: Backfire) aircraft as recently as 1993.[2] [3] The 402 TBAP's division headquarters was 326 TBAD at Soltsy-2.
Its IATA code TXC was assigned in late 2021, in preparation of taking up commercial air transport operations.