Airports / Russia / RU-7978
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
56 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport (CEK).
Overview
Uprun Air Base, listed as RU-7978, is a mid-sized airport in Uvelsky, Russia. Field elevation is 774 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list RU-7978 as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport (CEK, 56 nm), Kostanay International Airport (KSN, 105 nm), and Magnitogorsk International Airport (MQF, 109 nm).
Trip costs from RU-7978 are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Uvelsky Air Base and Аэродром Упрун. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from RU-7978 to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
RU-7978
IATA
—
FAA / Local
USCU
Elevation
774 ft
Coordinates
54.3750° N · 61.3533° 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 774 ft, RU-7978 sits higher than 82% 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.
- 56nmCEKKurchatov Chelyabinsk International AirportChelyabinsk
- 105nmKSNKostanay International AirportKostanay
- 109nmMQFMagnitogorsk International AirportMagnitogorsk
- 126nmRU-1071Kamensk-Uralskiy Air BaseKamensk Uralskiy
- 141nmUSSKUktus AirportYekaterinburg
- 143nmSVXKoltsovo AirportYekaterinburg
Location
Open the full mapRU-7978 · Uprun Air Base · Uvelsky, Russia