Yakutsk Airport

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Yakutsk Airport
Аэропо́рт Яку́тск
IATA: YKS - ICAO: UEEE
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Yakutsk Airport State Enterprise
Serves Yakutsk
Elevation AMSL 324 ft (99 m)
Coordinates 62°05′36″N, 129°46′18″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05R/23L 8,229 2,500 Concrete
05L/23/R 11,155 3,400 Concrete

Yakutsk Airport (Russian: Аэропо́рт Яку́тск) (IATA: YKSICAO: UEEE) is an airport in Yakutsk, Russia. It has two runways and a capacity of 700 passengers per hour.

The airport is hub for five regional airlines, including Yakutia Airlines and Sakha Avia.

Construction of the airport started in 1931 and was used as a stopover for American planes flying to Europe during World War II. The present international terminal is from 1996.

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