Borisoglebskoye airfield (, ) is an experimental aviation airfield owned by
Kazan Aircraft Production Association
Kazan Aircraft Production Association (KAPO; , ) is an aircraft manufacturer based in Kazan, Russia. It has built more than 18,000 aircraft of 34 types during its history. (
Tupolev
Tupolev ( rus, Туполев, , ˈtupəlʲɪf), officially United Aircraft Company Tupolev - Public Joint Stock Company, is a Russian aerospace and Arms industry, defence company headquartered in Basmanny District, Moscow.
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). Located in the northeastern part of the city of
Kazan
Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, É‘zanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
, in the immediate vicinity of the borough Borisoglebskoe, it is designed for experimental design, experimental work, and testing aircraft products. It is where the Kazan State Aviation Plant is located.
Since the late 1980s at the airport, Naddanom conducted test flights of Russian strategic bombers like the
Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack), as well as passenger airliners such as the mid-range
Tupolev Tu-214
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.
The airfield is capable of accepting all types of modern aircraft, due to the characteristics of the runway.
Video Approach Tu-214. Kazan Airport "Borisoglebskoe" (factory airfield Kazan Aircraft Production Association named after Gorbunov)
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