USSR Aviation School in Shiroke Airfield of Zaporizhia region worked since 1988 as airbase for pilot training of Soviet DOSAAF and flight training center named after Alexander Pokryshkin.
Video of Shiroke Airfield:
Today Zaporizhia Flight Training Center named after Alexander Pokryshkin has more than 150 units of equipment:
- Aero L-29 Delfin - more than 60 aircrafts
- Antonov An-2 - more than 10 aircrafts
- Mil Mi-2 - more than 15 helicopters
- Mil Mi-8 - 1 helicopter
- Antonov An-24T - 1 aircraft
- PZL-104 Wilga - 2 aircrafts
Shiroke Airfield till 1st of May 2018 going to get its certification and be open for private planes and helicopters to visit. It is planned air festival on opening of the airfield.
Shiroke Airfield Parameters
Exceedance: 119 m (14 hPa)
Name: Zaporizhia (Shiroke)
Country Ukraine
Index: UKDC
Magnetic declination (calculated): + 7.6°
Region: Zaporozhye region
World time: UTC +2
Aerodrome work schedule: on request
Takeoff and Landing Runway
Name: 01R / 19L
Width: 40 meters
Length: 2000 meters
Magnetic Track Angle: 006° / 186°
True Track Angle: 013° / 193°
Threshold 1: N47.90353° E034.95155°
Threshold 2: N47.92107° E034.95763°
Cover: Hard (asphalt concrete)
Lighting: No
Round-trip: LR
Frequencies
Tower: 125.2 MHz "Counter"
Start: "Belyanitsa"
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