Ulan-Ude Vostochny | |
Type: | Public |
Location: | Ulan Ude |
Elevation-F: | 1670 |
Elevation-M: | 509 |
R1-Number: | 08/26 |
R1-Length-F: | 8743 |
R1-Length-M: | 2665 |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Ulan-Ude Vostochny Airport (also listed as Ulan Ude East) is an airport in the Buryat Republic, Russia, located 9 km east of Ulan Ude. It services medium-size airliners. The airfield served as a bomber staging base. There is considerable tarmac space, with three 400x125m tarmacs and a few alert revetments.
It is home to the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, currently producing the Mil Mi-17 & 171 helicopters and the Sukhoi Su-25UB & Su-39 attack aircraft.