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Record revision 1 · Arctic Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula, present day with late-Cold War allowances, 37 airfields.
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DCS: Kola
- Simulator
- DCS World
- Made by
- Orbx, for Eagle Dynamics
- Setting
- Present day: The present day, with allowances for the late Cold War such as working road runways and fully operating Russian air bases [1]
- Area
- About 1,400 km east to west by 1,000 km north to south, some 1,350,000 km² in all: northern Norway, Sweden and Finland, Russia's Murmansk Oblast and part of Karelia, and the Barents and Norwegian Seas [1]
- Real-world theatre
- Europe
Map
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Airfields
Every airfield with a runway in Kola's data from the game: 37 airfields. Names link to this encyclopedia's entry where there is one.
| Airfield | Elevation | Runways | Tower (MHz) | TACAN, VOR and NDB | ILS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikanda67.4573° N, 32.7840° E | 495 ft | 28 (269°) / 10 (089°), 7,623 ft | VHF 121.3UHF 311.0low VHF 39.9 · HF 4.775 | — | — |
| Alakurtti66.9727° N, 30.3485° E | 548 ft | 30 (295°) / 12 (115°), 6,785 ft | VHF 118.35UHF 250.5low VHF 38.95 · HF 4.025 | — | — |
| Alta69.9773° N, 23.3659° E | 9 ft | 11 (108°) / 29 (288°), 4,887 ft | VHF 120.4UHF 250.75low VHF 39.2 · HF 4.15 | VOR-DME 117.4 MHz (ATA) | 11: 108.9 (AT) |
| Andoya69.2976° N, 16.1354° E | 22 ft | 14 (140°) / 32 (320°), 7,652 ft | VHF 118.2UHF 250.6low VHF 39.05 · HF 4.075 | TACAN 28X* (OYA)VOR-DME 112.2 MHz (and) | — |
| Arvidsjaur65.5915° N, 19.2778° E | 1,240 ft | 12 (118°) / 30 (298°), 7,690 ft | — | — | 12: 109.35 (arv)30: 111.5 (nx) |
| Banak70.0688° N, 24.9735° E | 17 ft | 34 (341°) / 16 (161°), 8,079 ft | VHF 118.05UHF 250.55low VHF 39.0 · HF 4.05 | TACAN 47X, 111.0 MHz (BNK)VOR-DME 91X, 114.4 MHz (BNA) | — |
| Bardufoss69.0553° N, 18.5435° E | 234 ft | 28 (279°) / 10 (098°), 6,422 ft | VHF 118.1UHF 250.65low VHF 39.1 · HF 4.1 | VOR-DME 89X, 114.2 MHz (BDF) | 28: 108.7 (BF) |
| Boden Heli Base65.8093° N, 21.6945° E | 42 ft | 13 (123°) / 31 (303°), 980 ft | VHF 118.75UHF 252.25low VHF 40.15 · HF 4.475 | — | — |
| Bodo67.2692° N, 14.3654° E | 33 ft | 07 (070°) / 25 (250°), 8,618 ft | VHF 118.45UHF 251.15low VHF 39.65 · HF 4.375 | TACAN 45X* (BOO)VOR-DME 122Y, 117.55 MHz (BDO) | runway not given: 108.7 (BD)07: 110.3 (BO) |
| Enontekio68.3625° N, 23.4241° E | 1,001 ft | 21 (202°) / 03 (022°), 5,951 ft | VHF 119.7UHF 250.85low VHF 39.3 · HF 4.2 | — | 21: 111.3 (ET) |
| Evenes68.4912° N, 16.6781° E | 85 ft | 17 (168°) / 35 (348°), 8,284 ft | VHF 118.0UHF 250.8low VHF 39.25 · HF 4.175 | TACAN 67X*, 134.0 MHz (Evenes)VOR-DME 117.35 MHz (EVD) | 17: 108.9 (ev) |
| Hemavan65.8055° N, 15.0836° E | 1,503 ft | 33 (325°) / 15 (145°), 4,609 ft | VHF 122.9UHF 251.5low VHF 39.95 · HF 4.625 | — | — |
| Hosio65.8961° N, 25.7039° E | 379 ft | 24 (236°) / 06 (056°), 5,658 ft | — | — | — |
| Ivalo68.6071° N, 27.4048° E | 473 ft | 22 (212°) / 04 (032°), 6,806 ft | VHF 118.0UHF 250.45low VHF 38.9 · HF 4.0 | — | 22: 212.0 (iv) |
| Jokkmokk66.4963° N, 20.1470° E | 888 ft | 14 (134°) / 32 (314°), 6,305 ft | VHF 123.3UHF 250.15low VHF 38.55 · HF 3.825 | — | — |
| Kalevala65.2095° N, 31.1336° E | 400 ft | 20 (201°) / 02 (021°), 1,863 ft | VHF 119.3UHF 301.0low VHF 38.4 · HF 3.775 | — | — |
| Kalixfors67.7650° N, 20.2510° E | 1,536 ft | 17 (160°) / 35 (340°), 3,598 ft | VHF 118.3UHF 301.1low VHF 38.65 · HF 3.875 | — | — |
| Kallax65.5438° N, 22.1219° E | 44 ft | 14 (126°) / 32 (306°), 10,606 ft | VHF 128.2UHF 250.3low VHF 38.75 · HF 3.925 | — | 14: 110.3 (PA)32: 109.9 (SPA) |
| Kemi Tornio65.7815° N, 24.5823° E | 41 ft | 18 (175°) / 36 (355°), 7,863 ft | VHF 119.4UHF 251.0low VHF 39.45 · HF 4.275 | — | 18: 110.9 (ke) |
| Kilpyavr69.0949° N, 32.4006° E | 305 ft | 21 (206°) / 03 (026°), 7,233 ft | VHF 119.1UHF 250.95low VHF 39.4 · HF 4.25 | — | — |
| Kirkenes69.7254° N, 29.8901° E | 281 ft | 23 (232°) / 05 (052°), 5,890 ft | VHF 120.35UHF 250.25low VHF 38.7 · HF 3.9 | VOR-DME 112.0 MHz (KIK) | 23: 110.3 (KR) |
| Kiruna67.8220° N, 20.3368° E | 1,465 ft | 21 (203°) / 03 (022°), 7,432 ft | VHF 130.15UHF 251.05low VHF 39.55 · HF 4.325 | NDB 360 kHz (OP)VOR-DME 99X, 115.2 MHz (KRA) | 21: 110.3 (nq) |
| Kittila67.7010° N, 24.8469° E | 642 ft | 16 (153°) / 34 (333°), 7,218 ft | VHF 118.95UHF 250.7low VHF 39.15 · HF 4.125 | — | 34: 111.9 (KT) |
| Koshka Yavr69.2512° N, 31.1964° E | 471 ft | 19 (182°) / 01 (002°), 9,183 ft | VHF 123.8UHF 225.5low VHF 38.45 · HF 4.85 | — | — |
| Kuusamo65.9874° N, 29.2399° E | 865 ft | 12 (118°) / 30 (298°), 7,302 ft | VHF 118.65UHF 250.35low VHF 38.8 · HF 3.95 | — | 12: 110.3 (KO) |
| Luostari Pechenga69.4024° N, 30.9909° E | 249 ft | 20 (192°) / 02 (012°), 3,989 ft | VHF 119.35UHF 281.3low VHF 41.2 · HF 4.45 | — | — |
| Monchegorsk67.9890° N, 33.0187° E | 565 ft | 01 (010°) / 19 (190°), 7,510 ft | VHF 118.25UHF 250.1low VHF 38.5 · HF 3.8 | — | — |
| Murmansk International68.7816° N, 32.7514° E | 257 ft | 13 (128°) / 31 (308°), 7,926 ft | VHF 127.3UHF 250.2low VHF 38.6 · HF 3.85 | — | 13: 110.3 (ipf)31: 108.5 (ird) |
| Olenya68.1518° N, 33.4643° E | 682 ft | 19 (182°) / 01 (002°), 10,864 ft | VHF 131.4UHF 251.25low VHF 39.75 · HF 4.425 | — | — |
| Poduzhemye64.9187° N, 34.2630° E | 157 ft | 27 (263°) / 09 (083°), 7,348 ft | VHF 120.1UHF 250.55low VHF 38.45 · HF 3.925 | — | — |
| Rovaniemi66.5648° N, 25.8305° E | 636 ft | 21 (204°) / 03 (024°), 9,096 ft | VHF 118.7UHF 250.95low VHF 39.4 · HF 4.25 | VOR-DME 124X, 117.7 MHz (ROI) | 21: 111.7 (ro) |
| Severomorsk-169.0305° N, 33.4230° E | 267 ft | 14 (129°) / 32 (309°), 9,084 ft | VHF 127.8UHF 251.2low VHF 39.7 · HF 4.4 | — | — |
| Severomorsk-368.8671° N, 33.7181° E | 545 ft | 35 (344°) / 17 (164°), 7,570 ft | VHF 124.3UHF 251.1low VHF 39.6 · HF 4.35 | — | — |
| Sodankyla67.3950° N, 26.6191° E | 597 ft | 16 (151°) / 34 (331°), 4,488 ft | VHF 123.4UHF 250.9low VHF 39.35 · HF 4.225 | — | — |
| Tromso69.6815° N, 18.9177° E | 21 ft | 36 (002°) / 18 (182°), 6,173 ft | VHF 123.75UHF 312.0low VHF 40.0 · HF 4.875 | — | 18: 110.9 (tc)36: 109.9 (tr) |
| Vidsel65.8753° N, 20.1499° E | 594 ft | 11 (106°) / 29 (286°), 6,926 ft | VHF 119.2UHF 250.4low VHF 38.85 · HF 3.975 | — | 29: 109.5 (VDL) |
| Vuojarvi67.0691° N, 26.5398° E | 736 ft | 22 (214°) / 04 (034°), 7,719 ft | VHF 118.4UHF 257.1low VHF 39.5 · HF 4.3 | — | — |
Source: dcs-world-schema reference data: Kola airbases, beacons and navaids, dcs-world-schema, open-source data extracted by running DCS World 2.9.30.28536 (extracted 2026-10-04), at commit c3091e6. † Where that data gives an airfield no tower radio, the frequencies come from pydcs terrain data: kola airports (airports.py), an open-source library whose terrain data mirrors the game's. Runway headings are magnetic, as the game computes them; lengths and elevations are converted from metres. The game gives TACAN and DME channels no X or Y band. Where a beacon’s listed frequency is the reply or paired VHF frequency of one band (ICAO Annex 10 channel plan), that band is shown. * marks an assumed X: the game lists no frequency that settles it, and every ground TACAN whose frequency does settle it is X. A dash means the game gives none.
Airfield coverage
No airfield in this encyclopedia has been checked against this map yet.
Each airfield's page cites the sources for its entry. Airfields not listed have not been checked against this map.
Other differences from reality
- Period: The map shows the region as it is today but keeps some late-Cold War features, such as operational road runways and fully functioning Russian air bases, to widen the missions it can hold. [1]
Coverage
The map stretches from the Norwegian coast to the Kola Peninsula, with large areas of sea for carrier operations; its southern edge is near 65° N, so most of it lies inside the Arctic Circle. [1] The Russian side includes the Northern Fleet’s ports of Murmansk, Severomorsk and Polyarny and the air bases of Olenegorsk, Monchegorsk and Severomorsk; the Nordic side has Rovaniemi and Kemi-Tornio in Finland, Kiruna and Vidsel in Sweden and Bodø, Andøya and Lakselv in Norway, along with Swedish and Finnish road runways for dispersing aircraft. [1] Its airfield list has 37 fields. [2]
Sources
- DCS: Kola Map. Orbx and Eagle Dynamics (product page). https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/terrains/kola_terrain/ (accessed 2026-10-27).
- pydcs terrain data: Kola airports (airports.py). pydcs, an open-source Python library for building DCS World missions, whose terrain data mirrors the game's. https://github.com/pydcs/dcs/blob/5ddcc63a2dcd661e16b14f7aa43219b93044855d/dcs/terrain/kola/airports.py (accessed 2026-10-28). 37 airfields, among them Bodø, Andøya, Evenes, Bardufoss, Banak, Kirkenes, Tromsø, Kiruna, Luleå-Kallax, Vidsel, Rovaniemi, Ivalo, the Vuojärvi road base, Severomorsk-1 and -3, Olenya, Monchegorsk, Kilpyavr and Murmansk.
Wikipedia articles are secondary sources and can change; they are cited with the date they were read. Vendor pages describe the current release of each map.