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Cold War Geodesy
1956 SAC Airfield Targets

The data on this page comes from the 270 airfields listed in the 1956 SAC document (SM 129-56) (SAC – ATOMIC WEAPONS REQUIREMENTS STUDY FOR 1959) (LINK)

I've tried to organize and clean up the data as best as I can, but there's large error bars; as many of these fields were temporary (ish) – especially in the case of old grass/sod fields, or simply just overtaken by urban development (notable in China).

I'm also as of December 2025, calling a halt here; I've ground out as many of these as I can; I may return in the future after I have completed more cross references with 1960s era CORONA/KEYHOLE satellite photography interpretation reports.

Download the KML File containing the data on this page

Location

1956 SAC Airfield Name

Verified Coord.

1956 SAC Coord.

1956 SAC Code

Albania

BERAT/KUCOVE

40.78333, 19.90000

40.78333, 19.90000

R

Azerbaijan

ASTARA


38.45000, 48.83333

R

Azerbaijan

BAKU


40.41667, 49.88333

T

Azerbaijan

BAKU/BINA


40.45000, 50.06667

R

Azerbaijan

BAKU/ZABRAT

40.495212, 49.976945

40.48333, 49.98333

S

Azerbaijan

LENKORAN

38.76667, 48.80000

38.76667, 48.80000

R

Belarus

BARANOVICHI

53.10000, 26.05000

53.10000, 26.05000

R

Belarus

BEREZA/KARTUZKAYA

52.55901, 24.88146

52.55000, 24.88333

R

Belarus

BOBROVICHI

52.27926, 29.35620

52.28333, 29.38333

R

Belarus

BOBRUYSK

53.10315, 29.20591

53.10000, 29.21667

R

Belarus

BREST

???

52.13333, 23.66667

R

Belarus

BYKHOV

53.51667, 30.20000

53.51667, 30.20000

R

Belarus

LIDA

53.87854, 25.37414

53.86667, 25.35000

R

Belarus

MINSK SOUTH


53.86667, 27.53333

S

Belarus

MINSK/DUBINSKAYA

???

53.68333, 27.61667

R

Belarus

MINSK/MACHULISHCHE


53.78333, 27.56667

T

Belarus

MOGILEV


53.86667, 30.31667

R

Belarus

MOLODECHNO

54.25027, 26.86821

54.25000, 26.88333

R

Belarus

MOZYR

51.98300, 29.16457

51.98333, 29.15000

R

Belarus

ORSHA


54.50000, 30.48333

R

Belarus

ORSHA S.W.


54.43333, 30.28333

S

Belarus

OZERO


53.63333, 27.43333

R

Bulgaria

BALCHIK

43.42595, 28.17707

43.43333, 28.18333

R

Bulgaria

BEZMER

42.45558, 26.35168

42.45000, 26.35000

S

China

ANKANG

32.70790, 108.93130

32.70000, 108.93333

R

China

CHAN I

25.59197, 103.82847

25.58333, 103.83333

R

China

CHANG CHIAO


29.93333, 121.56667

R

China

CHANG TING


25.85000, 116.35000

R

China

CHENG HSIEN


34.78333, 113.71667

R

China

LI CHIA TSUN


25.20000, 110.31667

T

China

LIANG SHAN


30.71667, 107.78333

R

China

LIEN CHENG


25.53333, 116.61667

R

China

LIN FEN

36.04171, 111.49324

36.05000, 111.50000

R

China

PAI SHIH I


29.48333, 106.35000

R

China

WEI HSIEN

36.65000, 119.11667

36.65000, 119.11667

R

China

WHITE CLOUD


23.16667, 113.25000

T

China (Manchuria)

AN TUNG

40.01667, 124.28333

40.01667, 124.28333

R

China (Manchuria)

CHANG CHUN NORTH WEST

???

43.91667, 125.28333

S

China (Manchuria)

CHANG CHUN WEST

43.90499, 125.19857

43.93333, 125.11667

R

China (Manchuria)

LIAO YANG

41.27849, 123.07994

41.28333, 123.06667

R

China (Manchuria)

LIAO YUAN

43.58976, 123.57732

43.58333, 123.53333

R

China (Manchuria)

MUKDEN NORTH

41.86667, 123.43333

41.86667, 123.43333

S

China (Manchuria)

MUKDEN SOUTHEAST

41.78502, 123.49559

41.78333, 123.50000

U

China (Manchuria)

MUKDEN SOUTHWEST

???

41.76667, 123.36667

R

China (Manchuria)

MUKDEN WEST

41.82228, 123.29767

41.81667, 123.30000

T

Czechoslovakia

BECHYNE

49.275031, 14.500519

49.28333, 14.50000

R

Czechoslovakia

BRATISLAVA/IVANKA


48.16667, 17.20000

R

Czechoslovakia

BRNO


49.18333, 16.66667

R

Czechoslovakia

BRNO/TURANY

49.15236, 16.69345

49.15000, 16.70000

S

Czechoslovakia

CASLAV/CHOTUSICE

49.94162, 15.38076

49.95000, 15.38333

S

Czechoslovakia

CESKE BUDEJOVICE

48.94831, 14.43007

48.95000, 14.43333

R

Czechoslovakia

MIMON

50.61989, 14.73293

50.61667, 14.73333

R

Czechoslovakia

MLLOVLCE

50.23648, 14.92244

50.23333, 14.93333

R

East Germany

ALT LONNEWITZ

51.548178, 13.221877

51.55000, 13.21667

R

East Germany

ALTENBURG

50.980686, 12.505274

50.98333, 12.50000

R

East Germany

BARTH

54.338328, 12.709543

54.33333, 12.71667

R

East Germany

BAUTZEN/LITTEN

51.192168, 14.518053

51.18333, 14.50000

R

East Germany

BRANDENBURG/BRIEST

52.43333, 12.45000

52.43333, 12.45000

S

East Germany

BRANDIS

51.329061, 12.655839

51.33333, 12.65000

R

East Germany

BRIESEN

52.03333, 13.75000

52.03333, 13.75000

R

East Germany

ORANIENBURG

52.73333, 13.21667

52.73333, 13.21667

S

East Germany

WELZOW

51.576451, 14.141585

51.58333, 14.15000

S

East Germany

WERNEUCHEN

52.631173, 13.765378

52.63333, 13.76667

T

East Germany

WITTSTOCK

53.20000, 12.51667

53.20000, 12.51667

R

Estonia

ASTE

???

58.36667, 22.45000

U

Estonia

MONNUSTE

58.30876, 22.26740

58.30000, 22.26667

S

Georgia

BATUMI

41.610292, 41.598658

41.60000, 41.60000

S

Georgia

MIKHA TSKHAKAYA

42.24345, 42.04871

42.23333, 42.05000

R

Hungary

BERETTYOUJFALU

???

47.23333, 21.51667

R

Hungary

BUCHAREST/TOKOL

47.34744, 18.97898

47.35000, 18.98333

R

Kazakhstan

AKTYUBINSK

50.24740, 57.20708

50.30000, 57.16667

R

Kazakhstan

ALMA ATA

43.34880, 77.02189

43.35000, 77.00000

R

Kazakhstan

ALMA ATA NORTH

43.37435, 76.97786

43.38333, 76.98333

S

Kazakhstan

ALMA ATA N.W.

43.35359, 76.88075

43.35000, 76.83333

T

Kazakhstan

BALKHASH

46.89268, 75.00546

46.86667, 75.00000

R

Kyrgyzstan

OSH


40.55000, 72.76667

S

Latvia

LEPAYA EAST

56.51817, 21.09588

56.51667, 21.05000

S

Latvia

LEPAYA NORTH

???

56.53333, 21.01667

T

Latvia

OSTROV / GOROKHOVO

???

57.30000, 26.43333

R

Latvia

VORU

???

57.91667, 26.98333

R

Lithuania

ALYTUS

54.41399, 24.05571

54.41667, 24.05000

R

Lithuania

BAUSKA

???

56.40000, 24.23333

R

Lithuania

PALANGA

???

55.93333, 21.08333

R

Moldovia

BELTSY


47.95000, 27.95000

R

North Korea

WONSAN

39.16667, 127.48333

39.16667, 127.48333

R

Poland

ASLAU

51.30992, 15.73071

51.31667, 15.73333

R

Poland

BALICE

50.07654, 19.78747

50.08333, 19.80000

S

Poland

BIALA POOLASKA

52.00773, 23.14936

52.01667, 23.15000

R

Poland

BOMST

52.14090, 15.79926

52.15000, 15.81667

R

Poland

BRESLAU/SCHONGARTEN

51.10558, 16.88213

51.10000, 16.91667

R

Poland

BRIEG

50.83635, 17.41275

50.85000, 17.41667

R

Poland

BYDGOSZCZ

53.09689, 17.97785

53.10000, 17.96667

R

Poland

LEZNICA WIELKA

52.00516, 19.14244

52.00000, 19.15000

R

Poland

LIEGNITZ

51.18333, 16.18333

51.18333, 16.18333

R

Poland

MIELEC

50.32243, 21.45372

50.31667, 21.45000

R

Poland

MINSK HAZOWIECKI

52.19491, 21.65756

52.20000, 21.65000

R

Poland

MODLIN

52.44907, 20.65133

52.45000, 20.66667

R

Poland

ORNETA

54.12578, 20.09258

54.13333, 20.10000

R

Poland

WARSAW / BOERMESOWO

52.26850, 20.91242

52.26667, 20.91667

S

Poland

WARSAW/OKECIE

52.16667, 20.96667

52.16667, 20.96667

T

Romania

ALEXENI

44.70945, 26.72039

44.70000, 26.73333

R

Romania

ARAD CEALA

46.17537, 21.26378

46.18333, 21.26667

R

Romania

BALACL

44.37240, 24.98613

44.36667, 24.98333

R

Romania

BUCHAREST/BANEASA

44.50267, 26.09888

44.50000, 26.08333

S

Romania

BUCHAREST/OTOPENI

44.56667, 26.08333

44.56667, 26.08333

T

Romania

BUCHAREST/PIPERA

44.49982, 26.08935

44.48333, 26.11667

R

Romania

BUZ AU

???

45.13333, 26.80000

S

Romania

CARACAL NEW (Now AEGIS Ashore, Romania)

44.07804, 24.41745

44.08333, 24.41667

R

Romania

CARANSEBES

45.41973, 22.25058

45.41667, 22.23333

R

Romania

ORASUL STALIN

???

45.66667, 25.61667

R

Russia

ABAKAN


53.71667, 91.45000

R

Russia

ACHINSK

???

56.26667, 90.46667

R

Russia

ADLER


43.45000, 39.93333

R

Russia

AFRIKANDA


67.46667, 32.80000

R

Russia

ALAKURTTI


66.96667, 30.35000

R

Russia

ALAPAYEVSK


57.86667, 61.75000

R

Russia

ALEKSANDROVSK


50.88333, 142.16667

R

Russia

ALEKSEYEVSKOYE


49.28333, 140.26667

R

Russia

AMOERMA


69.75000, 61.66667

R

Russia

ANADYR/LENINKA


64.73333, 177.78333

R

Russia

ANADYR/MYS NIZMENNY


64.80000, 177.60000

S

Russia

ANAPA


44.86667, 37.33333

R

Russia

ANTONOVKA


44.38333, 134.38333

5

Russia

ARKHANGELSK


64.43333, 40.41667

R

Russia

ARKHANGELSK/BAKARITSA


64.33333, 40.58333

T

Russia

ARKHANGELSK/OSTROV KEG


64.53333, 40.46667

U

Russia

ARKHANGELSK/TALAGI

64.59923, 40.71640

64.58333, 40.70000

S

Russia

ARKHANGELSK/YAGOONIK

64.40114, 40.89020

64.40000, 40.90000

V

Russia

ARKHARA

49.41635, 130.06766

49.43333, 130.06667

R

Russia

ARMAVIR


44.88333, 41.11667

R

Russia

ARTEM NORTH

43.40000, 132.16667

43.40000, 132.16667

R

Russia

ARTEM NORTHWEST

43.36990, 132.14401

43.36667, 132.15000

W

Russia

ARTEM/KNEVICHI

43.39749, 132.14920

43.40000, 132.20000

V

Russia

ARZAMAS


55.35000, 43.70000

R

Russia

ASTRAKHAN

46.28333, 48.00000

46.28333, 48.00000

S

Russia

ATKARSK SOUTHEAST


51.80000, 45.11667

S

Russia

BABSTOVO


48.10000, 132.46667

S

Russia

BALASHOV


51.53333, 43.16667

R

Russia

BALASHOV N.


51.63333, 43.16667

S

Russia

BARABINSK

55.36027, 78.29796

55.36667, 78.31667

R

Russia

BARANOVKA

52.14102, 46.96697

52.13333, 46.96667

S

Russia

BARNAUL


53.33333, 83.68333

R

Russia

BELAYA

52.91476, 103.57111

52.90000, 103.58333

S

Russia

BELOMORSK


64.51667, 34.76667

R

Russia

BELUSHYA


71.58333, 52.46667

R

Russia

BEZENCHUCK


52.95000, 49.38333

S

Russia

BEZHETSK

57.72634, 36.65098

57.71667, 36.66667

R

Russia

BIRMA


51.35000, 128.70000

S

Russia

BIROBIDZHAN


48.75000, 132.96667

S

Russia

BIROBIDZHAN SOUTH

48.58333, 133.05000

48.58333, 133.05000

R

Russia

BIROFELD


48.35000, 132.78333

T

Russia

BLAGOVESHCHENSK


50.30000, 127.50000

R

Russia

BOBROVKA

53.14640, 50.71315

53.15000, 50.70000

R

Russia

BORISOGLESSK


51.38333, 42.10000

R

Russia

BOROVICHI


58.43333, 33.88333

R

Russia

BOROVSK

55.21667, 36.61667

55.21667, 36.61667

R

Russia

BRYANSK


53.26667, 34.35000

R

Russia

BRYUSTERORT


54.93333, 20.00000

Z

Russia

BUGURUSLAN


53.60000, 52.45000

R

Russia

CHAPAVEVSK


52.93333, 49.61667

R

Russia

CHAPLINO


64.40000, 172.28333

R

Russia

CHEKUNDA

50.87249, 132.30200

50.86667, 132.30000

R

Russia

CHELYABINSK


55.20000, 61.35000

R

Russia

CHELYABINSK E.


55.13333, 61.50000

S

Russia

CHELYABINSK S.W.


55.15000, 81.35000

U

Russia

LENINGRAD CIVIL

59.80000, 30.30000

59.80000, 30.30000

Y

Russia

LENINGRAD/ALEXANDROVSKAYA


59.86667, 30.30000

T

Russia

LENINGRAD/GORELOVO

59.76667, 30.08333

59.76667, 30.08333

S

Russia

LENINGRAD/GORSKAYA

60.03333, 30.01667

60.03333, 30.01667

V

Russia

LENINGRAD/KAMENKA N.


60.05000, 30.18333

X

Russia

LENINGRAD/KASIMOVO

60.20191, 30.33625

60.20000, 30.33333

RA

Russia

LENINGRAD/KOLOMYAGI


60.00000, 30.28333

Z

Russia

LENINGRAD/KUDROVO


59.90000, 30.51667

RD

Russia

LENINGRAD/LESNOY


60.05000, 30.35000

RB

Russia

LENINGRAD/LEVASHOVO

60.08698, 30.19149

60.08333, 30.20000

U

Russia

LENINGRAD/UGLOVO


60.06667, 30.70000

W

Russia

LENINGRAD/YANINO


59.95000, 30.56667

RC

Russia

LENINSKOYE


47.96667, 132.68333

R

Russia

LIPETSK W.


52.63333, 39.46667

S

Russia

MIASS


55.00000, 60.06667

R

Russia

MICHURINSK

52.93597, 40.50839

52.93333, 40.51667

R

Russia

MIHERALNYYE VODY

44.21667, 43.10000

44.21667, 43.10000

R

Russia

MIKHAYLOVKA NORTH


43.95000, 132.01667

T

Russia

MIKHAYLOVKA SOUTH

43.90000, 132.03333

43.90000, 132.03333

Z

Russia

MIKKOLYA


65.21667, 31.65000

R

Russia

MIYOSHINO

50.70776, 156.31687

50.70000, 156.31667

S

Russia

MOLOTOV N.


58.05000, 56.26667

R

Russia

MOLOTOV S.E.


57.96667, 56.30000

S

Russia

MONCHEGORSK

67.98657, 33.01113

67.98333, 33.01667

R

Russia

MONINO

55.83729, 38.16867

55.83333, 38.16667

S

Russia

MORSHANSK

53.44052, 41.73594

53.43333, 41.73333

R

Russia

MOSCOW/ FILI

???

55.76667, 37.48333

Y

Russia

MOSCOW/ IZMAYLOVO

???

55.80000, 37.80000

U

Russia

MOSCOW/ KHIMKI N.


55.91667, 37.43333

W

Russia

MOSCOW/BYKOVO


55.61667, 38.05000

RA

Russia

MOSCOW/CENTRAL


55.78333, 37.53333

X

Russia

MOSCOW/CHERTANOVO

???

55.63333, 37.60000

RB

Russia

MOSCOW/LYUBERTSY

???

55.68333, 37.86667

V

Russia

MOSCOW/MYACHKOVO

55.56101, 37.98170

55.56667, 37.98333

RC

Russia

MOSCOW/ORLOVO

???

55.63333, 37.40000

RD

Russia

MOSCOW/SALAREVO

???

55.61667, 37.45000

Z

Russia

MOSCOW/SHCHELKOVO

55.88333, 38.05000

55.88333, 38.05000

T

Russia

MOSCOW/VNUKOVO

55.60000, 37.28333

55.60000, 37.28333

R

Russia

MOZDOK E.

???

43.71667, 44.90000

R

Russia

MUKSALMA

???

65.03333, 35.91667

R

Russia

MURMANSK

???

69.00000, 33.11667

R

Russia

MURMANSK N.S.

69.01515, 33.29250

69.01667, 33.30000

U

Russia

MURMANSK/VAYENGA

69.03333, 33.41667

69.03333, 33.41667

T

Russia

MURMASHI

68.80772, 32.80586

68.81667, 32.80000

S

Russia

MUROM

55.44346, 42.31042

55.45000, 42.31667

R

Russia

MYS CHELYUSKIN


77.71667, 104.26667

R

Russia

MYS SHMIDTA


68.88333, 179.40000

R

Russia

MYS ZHELANIYA


76.93333, 68.51667

R

Russia

NAGURSKAYA

80.80611, 47.46931

80.78333, 47.55000

R

Russia

OLONETS / NURMALITSY

61.04895, 32.97830

61.05000, 32.98333

R

Russia

OMSK

54.96511, 73.31174

54.95000, 73.35000

R

Russia

OMSK E.

???

54.95000, 73.46667

S

Russia

OMSK S.W.

54.96524, 73.31286

54.95000, 73.33333

T

Russia

ONEGA

63.90985, 38.12148

63.91667, 38.13333

R

Russia

ORDZHONIKIDZEVSKAYA

43.32130, 45.01628

43.31667, 45.01667

R

Russia

OREL

53.00392, 36.03023

53.00000, 36.03333

R

Russia

OREL SOUTHWEST

52.93333, 36.00000

52.93333, 36.00000

S

Russia

OSINOVKA

44.01667, 132.21667

44.01667, 132.21667

S

Russia

OSTAFYEVO

55.51137, 37.50779

55.50000, 37.51667

R

Russia

OSTROV VRAN / SOMN ITELNAYA


70.95000, 179.56667

R

Russia

OYMYAKON

???

63.46667, 142.81667

R

Russia

OZERO KULPYAVR

69.09311, 32.39977

69.10000, 32.40000

R

Russia

OZERO TAVAJARVI

???

66.10000, 30.10000

R

Russia

PADALI

50.21626, 136.66339

50.21667, 136.66667

R

Russia

VOLOSOVO NORTH


59.53333, 29.46667

S

Russia

VOLOSOVO N.E.


59.51667, 29.58333

T

Russia

VORKUTA


67.48333, 64.01667

R

Russia

VORONEZH E.


51.65000, 39.25000

T

Russia

VORONEZH N.


51.70000, 39.16667

R

Russia

VORONEZH S.W.


51.61667, 39.15000

S

Russia

VOROSHILOV N.


43.83333, 131.91667

U

Russia

VOROSHILOV S.E.


43.76667, 132.00000

Y

Russia

VOSKRESENKA


44.56667, 132.73333

R

Russia

VOZOVIZHENKA


43.91667, 131.93333

X

Russia

VOZZHAYEVKA


50.71667, 128.71667

S

Russia

VTORAYA RECHKA


43.16667, 131.93333

T

Russia

VVEDENKA


45.85000, 133.83333

S

Russia

VYAZMA


55.15000, 34.38333

R

Russia

VYBORG E.


60.68333, 29.16667

R

Russia

VYTEGRA


61.01667, 36.45000

R

Russia (Kaliningrad)

BALTIYSK/NOVTIF

54.61068, 19.87016

54.61667, 19.88333

R

Russia (Mongolia)

BADA N.

51.40767, 109.90126

51.40000, 109.86667

R

Russia (Mongolia)

BADA W.


51.38333, 109.86667

S

Russia (Mongolia)

BORZYA


50.36667, 116.43333

R

Russia (Mongolia)

OLOVYANNAYA


51.01667, 115.41667

R

Turkmenistan

ASHKHABAD N.W.


37.96667, 58.36667

R

Turkmenistan

ASHKHABAD/FIRYUZA


37.91667, 58.08333

T

Turkmenistan

CHARDZHOU

???

39.08333, 63.58333

R

Ukraine

BELAYA TSERKOV

49.79724, 30.02975

49.80000, 30.03333

R

Ukraine

BERDICHEV

49.88333, 28.51667

49.88333, 28.51667

R

Ukraine

BORISPOL

50.35736, 30.90753

50.36667, 30.91667

U

Ukraine

BRIYEN I

45.94804, 29.37376

45.96667, 29.38333

R

Ukraine

BRODY

???

50.08333, 25.18333

S

Ukraine

BRODY/GAYE

???

50.05000, 25.15000

T

Ukraine

BROVARY

???

50.50000, 30.86667

V

Ukraine

BUCHACH

???

49.06667, 25.33333

R

Ukraine

BUSHTINO

???

48.08333, 23.46667

S

Ukraine

LEYPTSTGSKAYA

???

46.33333, 29.05000

R

Ukraine

MIRGOROD

49.93234, 33.64173

49.93333, 33.65000

R

Ukraine

MUKACHEVO

48.39951, 22.68974

48.40000, 22.68333

R

Ukraine

OVIDOPOL


46.33333, 30.50000

T

Ukraine

VOROSHILOVGRAD N.W.


48.65000, 38.91667

R

Ukraine

VOROSHILOVGRAD S.E.

48.53112, 39.38981

48.53333, 39.38333

S

Uzbekistan

ANDIZHAN

40.72617, 72.29214

40.73333, 72.30000

R

Uzbekistan

BAYSUN


38.21667, 67.20000

R