Saratov South was a former air base in

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located 8 km southwest of

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. And was a military airfield during the Cold War with 17 parking stands and tarmac space. It later served as a

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factory airfield. Google Earth high-resolution imagery from the 2004-2005 time-frame showed one

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and a couple of

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propeller planes, indicating the airfield remained operational. However, imagery from late-2017 showed the runway and stands being de-constructed and multi-storied buildings under construction near the former apron areas.

References

RussianAirFields.com
Soviet Air Force bases Airports built in the Soviet Union Airports in Saratov Oblast {{Russia-airport-stub