Runways at XHSO
According to OurAirports data (compiled from AIP and FAA sources), Dolinsk-Sokol Air Base has one runway: 02/20 - 2,500 m long (8,202 ft), 44 m wide, asphalt surface.
Dolinsk-Sokol Air Base (XHSO)
Russia · elevation 95 ft AMSL
· 47.2617, 142.7680
About Dolinsk-Sokol Air Base
Dolinsk-Sokol Air Base is an airport with the ICAO code XHSO. Country: Russia. Nearest settlement listed in the database: Dolinsk. OurAirports classifies it as a medium-sized airport. Its ICAO code starts with the XH prefix, which marks airports in Russia. No IATA code is assigned, which is typical for airports without scheduled traffic. The airport reference point sits at 47°15'42"N, 142°46'05"E, at an elevation of 95 ft (29 m) above sea level. The applicable time zone is Asia/Sakhalin.
Satellite view of XHSO
Aerial imagery showing the runway and apron layout - the zoom is matched to the longest runway.
Runways of XHSO
| Threshold | Course | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 20° | 2,500 m (8,202 ft) | 44 m (144 ft) | asphalt |
| 20 | 200° |
The course is derived from the runway designator (number × 10), not from a survey - the actual magnetic bearing can differ by a few degrees.
Declared distances (TORA, TODA, ASDA, LDA) are published in the national AIP - they are not part of this table.
Runway headings and wind
The thresholds are oriented as follows: 02/20 on 20° and 200° magnetic. A threshold designator is its magnetic heading divided by ten (ICAO Annex 14), so the runway axis can be read straight off the numbers.
For the 02/20 axis, wind from the east (around 110°) or from the west (around 290°) blows perpendicular to the runway and produces the largest crosswind component. Wind from around 20° or 200° acts along the runway, as a headwind or a tailwind. The decoder on this page computes those components automatically from the current METAR.
METAR and TAF for XHSO
Weather reports for Dolinsk-Sokol Air Base are published under the ICAO code XHSO. A METAR is an observation of current conditions, usually issued every 30 or 60 minutes; a TAF is a forecast for the airport area, typically covering 9 to 30 hours.
The decoder breaks the XHSO report down into its parts: wind direction and speed including gusts and variability, visibility (including CAVOK and directional minimum visibility), weather phenomena by WMO code, cloud layers with their bases, temperature and dew point, QNH pressure, and the resulting flight category - VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR - using FAA thresholds.
Not every airport issues its own reports; many smaller airfields have no weather station. If no current data is available for XHSO, check the nearby airports listed below.
Reports always use UTC (the Z suffix). The Asia/Sakhalin zone stays at GMT+11:00 year-round, so converting to local time is always the same shift.
The closest airports in the database, measured in a straight line from the reference point, are Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk International Airport (UHSS, 42 km), Korsakov Pushistyy Aerodrome (UHSJ, 72 km), Wakkanai Airport (RJCW, 219 km). When no report is available for XHSO, they usually give the best approximation of conditions in the area.
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