Orsha Airport

Orsha Airport (previously named Balbasovo Airbase, given as Balbasava, Bolbasovo, Orsha Southwest, and Orsha) is a commercial 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 Orša-Balbasava Во́рша Aэрапорт
Satellite imagery of Orsha Airport
IATA: TXC ICAO: UMIO
Summary
Airport type	Military/Commercial
Serves	Orsha
Location	Orsha, Vitebsk Region, Belarus
Elevation AMSL	620 ft / 189 m
Coordinates	54°26′24″N 30°17′48″E
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 05/23 9,845 3,001 Concrete

The airport is also home to the Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant (OARP).^[1]

It was home to the 402nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (402 TBAP) flying Tupolev Tu-22M3 (ASCC: Backfire) aircraft as recently as 1993.^[2][3] The 402 TBAP was part of the 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division at Soltsy-2.

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

References

1. "Belarus Aircraft Repair Plant - Orša-Balbasava (UMIO) Орша-Балбасава (Orsha-Balbasovo)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
2. "Dal'nyaya Aviatsiya". Aviabaza KPOI.
3. "402nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 January 2023.