Yakutsk_Airport

Yakutsk Airport

Yakutsk Airport

Airport in Russia


Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport (Yakut: Платон Ойуунускай аатынан аан дойдутааҕы Дьокуускай аэропорт, Platon Ojuunuskaj aatynan aan dojdutaaghy Coquusqay Aeroport IPA: [ɟoquːsˈqaj aeɾoˈpoɾt]; Russian: Международный аэропорт Якутск имени Платона Ойунского, Mezhdunarodnyj aeroport Yakutsk imeni Platona Ojunskogo) (IATA: YKS, ICAO: UEEE) is an airport in Yakutsk, Russia. It has one runway (an older runway serves as a parking area for disused aircraft) and has a capacity of 700 passengers per hour. The airport is the hub for five regional airlines, including Yakutia Airlines and Polar Airlines.

Quick Facts Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk International AirportМеждународный аэропорт Якутск имени Платона Ойунского Платон Ойуунускай аатынан аан дойдутааҕы Дьокуускай аэропорт, Summary ...

Construction of the airport started in 1931, and it was used as a stopover on the ALSIB Alaska-Siberia air route for American planes flying to Europe during World War II. The present international terminal was built in 1996. The airport serves as a diversion airport on Polar route 4.[2][3]

As of 2017, the airport has been used by Boeing to test cold weather starting of its aircraft.[4][needs update]

Airlines and destinations

Ilyushin Il-76 parked at Yakutsk Airport.
Domodedovo Airlines Ilyushin Il-62M parked at Yakutsk Airport in 1998.

Accidents and incidents

Before 1992, Aeroflot had a monopoly on Soviet domestic flights, and had a lot of accidents. At least a dozen deadly accidents happened on or near Yakutsk. See Aeroflot accidents and incidents.

  • On 4 February 2010, Yakutia Airlines Flight 425, operated by Antonov An-24 RA-47360 suffered an engine failure on take-off for Olyokminsk Airport. During the subsequent landing, the nose and port main undercarriage were retracted, causing substantial damage to the aircraft.[14]
  • On 10 October 2018, Flight 414, operated by a Sukhoi Superjet 100 RA-89011, rode out from a runway on landing at Yakutsk Airport from Ulan-Ude. During the subsequent landing, the behind chassis of the aircraft were broken.[15] No one was killed in the crash, but four people were hospitalised.[16]

References

  1. "Объемы перевозок через аэропорты России" [Transportation volumes at Russian airports]. www.favt.ru (in Russian). Federal Air Transport Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. "Авиакомпания iFLY открывает новый беспосадочный рейс Якутск – Сочи". yks.aero (in Russian). АО "Аэропорт Якутск". Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  3. "С 27 января будет запущен еще один рейс из Красноярска в Якутск". Новости Якутии и Якутска — свежие новости онлайн на сайте ysia.ru — ЯСИА (in Russian). Якутское-Саха Информационное Агентство (ЯСИА). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. "Yakutia Adds Mongolia Service From April 2024". AeroRoutes. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. "Прямой авиарейс связал Камчатку с Якутией . КАМЧАТКА-ИНФОРМ". www.kamchatinfo.com (in Russian). "КАМЧАТКА-ИНФОРМ" информационно-аналитический портал. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.

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