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Vzletnyy Destination Guide

Delve into Vzletnyy in Russia

Vzletnyy in the region of Saratov is a city in Russia - some 464 mi or ( 746 km ) South-East of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Current time in Vzletnyy is now 06:12 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Volgograd " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zavet Il'icha, Volgograd, Ul'yanovsk, Shumeyka, and Saratov. While being here, make sure to check out Zavet Il'icha . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Vzletnyy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Engels-2

Engels Air Force Base (also given as Engels-2 or Engel's) is a strategic air base in Russia located 14 kilometres east of Saratov. Engels is a major bomber operations base, and is Russia's sole operating location for the Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bombers. The base contains a 3,500 metres runway and about 10 large revetments. It is named after the Communist philosopher, Friedrich Engels.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.48 46.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Saratov Oblast, Russian Air Force bases, Soviet Air Defence Force bases, Soviet Long Range Aviation bases

Lebedovo

Lebedovo (also Dolinniye) was an air base in Russia located 18 km southeast of Privolzsky. It appeared on Department of Defense aeronautical charts dating from the 1960s and 1970s. It was probably a local diversion site for Engels bombers. It is now a dairy farm and the runways have been scrapped.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.28 46.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Soviet Air Force bases, Soviet Long Range Aviation