Saratov South Air Base

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Saratov South was a former military air base located about 8 km southwest of Saratov, Russia. It sits at an elevation of 81 meters (266 feet) above sea level, at coordinates 51°28′50″N, 45°56′20″E. The airfield has a concrete runway (04/22) that is 1,725 meters (5,659 feet) long and room for about 17 aircraft stands on the tarmac.

It may have been used by the military during the Cold War and later served as a Yakovlev factory airfield. Satellite imagery from 2004–2005 shows one Yak-42 jet and a few general aviation prop planes, suggesting the airfield was still in use at that time. Imagery from late 2017 shows the runway and stands being torn up, with multi-story buildings under construction near the former apron areas.