Lyambir
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Lyambir is an air base in Russia
, located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Saransk
. It is a large airfield with parallel taxiway and tarmac space. Probably a forward deployment airfield
. Google Earth
images show airfield empty except for a few small single-engine propeller planes.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Saransk
Saransk
Saransk is a city in central European Russia and the capital of the Republic of Mordovia, as well as its financial and economic center. It is located in the Volga basin at the confluence of the Saranka and Insar Rivers, about east of Moscow...
. It is a large airfield with parallel taxiway and tarmac space. Probably a forward deployment airfield
Advance airfield
Advance airfield and forward airfield are military terms for a relatively primitive airfield used for refueling and re-arming air units as part of forward operations near the enemy...
. Google Earth
Google Earth
Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program that was originally called EarthViewer 3D, and was created by Keyhole, Inc, a Central Intelligence Agency funded company acquired by Google in 2004 . It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite...
images show airfield empty except for a few small single-engine propeller planes.