Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport(Yakut:Платон Ойуунускай аатынан аан дойдутааҕы Дьокуускай аэропорт,romanized:Platon Oyûnuskay âtınan ân doydutâğı Cokûskay aeroport,IPA:[d͡ʑoquːsˈqajaeɾoˈpoɾt];Russian:Международный аэропорт Якутск имени Платона Ойунского,Mezhdunarodnyj aeroport Yakutsk imeni Platona Ojunskogo) (IATA:YKS,ICAO:UEEE) is anairportinYakutsk,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 fiveregional airlines,includingYakutia AirlinesandPolar Airlines.
Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport Международный аэропорт Якутск имени Платона Ойунского Платон Ойуунускай аатынан аан дойдутааҕы Дьокуускай аэропорт | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Yakutsk Airport State Enterprise | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Yakutsk | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Yakutsk,Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Hubfor | Yakutia Airlines,Polar Airlines | ||||||||||||||
| ElevationAMSL | 99 m / 325 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 62°05′36″N129°46′14″E/ 62.09333°N 129.77056°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | http://yks.aero/ | ||||||||||||||
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Construction of the airport started in 1931, and it was used as a stopover on theALSIBAlaska-Siberia air route forAmericanplanes flying to Europe duringWorld War II.The present international terminal was built in 1996. The airport serves as adiversion airportonPolar route4.[2][3]
As of 2017[update],the airport has been used byBoeingto test cold weather starting of its aircraft.[4][needs update]
Airlines and destinations
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edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Yakutia Airlines | Harbin[6] |
Accidents and incidents
editBefore 1992,Aeroflothad a monopoly on Soviet domestic flights, and had a lot of accidents. At least a dozen deadly accidents happened on or near Yakutsk. SeeAeroflot accidents and incidents.
- On 4 February 2010,Yakutia AirlinesFlight 425, operated byAntonov An-24RA-47360 suffered an engine failure on take-off forOlyokminsk Airport.During the subsequent landing, the nose and port main undercarriage were retracted, causing substantial damage to the aircraft.[7]
- On 10 October 2018, Flight 414, operated by aSukhoi Superjet 100RA-89011, rode out from a runway on landing at Yakutsk Airport fromUlan-Ude.During the subsequent landing, the behind chassis of the aircraft were broken.[8]No one was killed in the crash, but four people were hospitalised.[9]
References
edit- ^"Объемы перевозок через аэропорты России"[Transportation volumes at Russian airports].favt.ru(in Russian).Federal Air Transport Agency.Retrieved23 October2018.
- ^Boeing-conducted Airport safety and operational assessments
- ^New Cross-Polar Routes
- ^Archived atGhostarchiveand theWayback Machine:"'Chillin' with the Boeing 737 MAX ".YouTube.
- ^"Yakutia Airlines restarts flights from Yakutsk (YKS) to Harbin (HRB)".27 March 2019.
- ^"Авиакомпания «Якутия» возобновляет грузовые перевозки из Якутска в Харбин и обратно".Улус Медиа(in Russian). Ulus.Media. 3 June 2024.Retrieved5 June2024.
- ^Hradecky, Simon."Accident: Yakutia AN24 at Yakutsk on Feb 4th 2010, rejected takeoff, presumably early gear retraction".Aviation Herald.Retrieved4 February2010.
- ^"Yakutia Superjet damaged in Yakutsk landing excursion".flightglobal.10 October 2018.
- ^"Четыре пассажира рейса" Улан-Удэ-Якутск "обратились в больницу".arigus.ru.10 October 2018.
External links
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- Article on Yakutsk Airport
- Airport YakutskAviateka.Handbook