Karaksar | |||||||
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| Olovyannaya, Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia | |||||||
  Karaksar Shown within Zabaykalsky Krai  Karaksar Karaksar (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 51°17′0″N 115°51′0″E / 51.28333°N 115.85000°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Soviet Air Forces | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | - 1991 | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: XIAP | ||||||
| Elevation | 625 metres (2,051 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Karaksar is a former air base in Russia located 42 km northeast of Olovyannaya. It is a former military airfield with taxiways and tarmac, probably for forward deployment in the event of a Sino-Soviet conflict, demolished at the end of the Cold War.
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