Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport(sometimes referred to asUl'yanovskorUlyanovsk Northeast) (IATA:ULY,ICAO:UWLW) is an airport inRussialocated 28 kilometres (17 mi) northeast ofUlyanovskinRussia.Its runway is tied withShigatse Peace AirportinChinaas thelongest public use runway in the worldwith a length of 5,000 metres (16,000 ft). The runway is also the widest, with a total width of about 105 metres (344 ft). The airport also features a very long taxiway that connects to the local Aviastar plant. This airport is mainly a cargo airport. It was founded in 1983 as a test site for the neighbouring Aviastar plant. It is a base forVolga-Dnepr Airlines.Also located here isAviastar-SP,the manufacturer of theAntonov An-124andTupolev Tu-204.
Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport Аэропорт Ульяновск-Восточный | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Ulyanovsk,Ulyanovsk Oblast,Russia | ||||||||||
| Hubfor | Volga-Dnepr Airlines | ||||||||||
| ElevationAMSL | 77 m / 253 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°23′58″N048°48′04″E/ 54.39944°N 48.80111°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Russian | ||||||||||
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 Ulyanovsk Oblastin Russia | |||||||||||
  ULY Location of the airport in the Ulyanovsk Oblast | |||||||||||
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From 1995-98 the 235th Independent Military Transport Aviation Regiment was located on the field withIlyushin Il-76andAntonov An-22aircraft.[4]
In March 2012, Russian foreign ministerSergei Lavrovoffered Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport forNATOuse as a hub for non-lethalcargoand for ferrying personnel.[5]
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edit- ^"Airport information for UWLW".World Aero Data.Archived fromthe originalon 2019-03-05.Data current as of October 2006.
- ^Airport information for UWLWat Great Circle Mapper.
- ^Airport information for Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airportat Transport Search website.
- ^"235th Military Transport Aviation Regiment".
- ^"Ulyanovsk will become a hub for NATO soldiers and cargo", en.Gazeta, March 15, 2012.
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