Airports / Russia / RU-0240
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
42 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bryansk International Airport (BZK) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Dubrovka, Russia, Seshcha Air Base (RU-0240) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 692 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into RU-0240 for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Bryansk International Airport (BZK, 42 nm), Shaykovka Air Base (RU-9942, 48 nm), and Shatalovo Air Base (RU-4609, 48 nm).
Charter pricing from RU-0240 depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under ЬУВД and Sescha Air Base. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Dubrovka.
Field capability
ICAO
RU-0240
IATA
—
FAA / Local
XUWD
Elevation
692 ft
Coordinates
53.7153° N · 33.3391° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Russia fields
state range -66–2,812 ft
At 692 ft, RU-0240 sits higher than 80% of the 249 Russia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 42nmBZKBryansk International AirportBryansk
- 48nmRU-9942Shaykovka Air BaseKirov
- 48nmRU-4609Shatalovo Air BasePochinok
- 81nmLNXSmolensk North AirportSmolensk
- 106nmRU-3686Oreshkovo AirfieldKaluga
- 110nmGMEGomel AirportGomel
Location
Open the full mapRU-0240 · Seshcha Air Base · Dubrovka, Russia