Pitomnik Airfield
| Pitomnik Airfield | |
|---|---|
| Volgograd, Russia | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military Airfield |
| Controlled by | Luftwaffe |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 48°44′33″N 44°15′00″E / 48.74250°N 44.25000°E |
| Site history | |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Stalingrad |
.svg){kind=link}
The Pitomnik airfield (Russian: питомник, lit. plant nursery) was an airfield in Russia. During the Second World War, it was the primary of seven airfields used by the German Wehrmacht during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Flights originating from Pitomnik generally had two main initial destinations outside the pocket, Tatsinskaya and Morozovskaya.