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Orsha Airport (previously named Balbasovo Airbase, given as Balbasava, Bolbasovo, Orsha Southwest, and Orsha) is a commercial and long-range bomber airport in Belarus, located 11 km southwest of Orsha. It has a long runway, large tarmac area, a terminal building, 3 commercial remote stands, and 30 large revetments. A remote revetment area contains 5 bomber pads and probably 5 fighter pads.

Orsha Airport Во́рша Aэрапорт
IATA: TXC ICAO: UMIO
Summary
Airport type	Military/Commercial
Serves	Orsha
Location	Orsha
Elevation AMSL	620 ft / 189 m
Coordinates	54°26′24″N 030°17′48″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 05/23 9,845 3,001 Concrete

It was home to 402 TBAP (402nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Tupolev Tu-22M3 (Backfire) aircraft as recently as 1991.[1] The 402 TBAP's division headquarters were 326 TBAD at Soltsy-2.

Its IATA code TXC was assigned in late 2021, in preparation of taking up commercial air transport operations.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Balbasovo Air Base

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[ru] Болбасово (аэродром)

Болбасово (белор. Балбасава) — международный грузовой аэродром с возможностью принимать гражданские воздушные суда[1][2]. Так же на территории находится ОАО “Оршанский авиаремонтный завод”, расположенный в 10 км юго-западнее города Орша Витебской области в Белоруссии. Именуется также как военный аэродром Балбасово и Орша.

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