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| Coordinates | N565950 E0241113 (WGS84) Google Maps |
The history of the Cold War airfields: Riga
General
The capital Riga is located in the center of Latvia. The seaplane base was in the northeast of the city, at the southwestern corner of the Ķīšezers lake. Today, the base is closed.
During the Cold War
Situation
Riga Seaplane Base on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1973 - (ONC D-3 (1973), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin /PCL MC/)
Overview
The seaplane base on a CIA sketch from 1963 - Source: CIA
History
- October 1957
US agencies count 8 aircraft at the seaplane station. (Source: CIA)
Today
Use
Closed.
Airfields in the vicinity
- 260°/7km Riga: Airfield: Spilve (Spilves lidosta, Rīgas gaisa osta, Riga Central, Рига Спилве)
- 169°/13km Riga: Airfield: Rumbula (Rīga, Šķirotava, Рига Аэродром Румбула)
- 237°/16km Riga: Airport (Riga West, Rīga, Beberbekis, Babite, Skulte, Рига Скулте)
- 121°/47km Lielvārde: Air Base (Lielvārdes lidlauks, Аэродром Лиелварде)
- 221°/47km Jelgava: Airfield (Jelgava lidlauks, Аэродром Елгава)
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