Tiksi Airport
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| Tiksi Airport | |||
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| IATA: IKS - ICAO: UEST | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||
| Serves | Tiksi | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft (8 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 03/21 | 9,845 | 3,001 | Concrete |
Tiksi Aerodrome (IATA: IKS, ICAO: UEST) is located 1 km (0.6 mi) northeast of Tiksi, Russia and was built in the 1950s as a staging base for Soviet bombers to reach the United States. It is used regularly by Tupolev Tu-95 aircraft in military exercises, including one in 1999, in which bombers practice travelling to the Canadian arctic. Two airfields known as Tiksi North and Tiksi West no longer appear to exist, according to satellite imagery.
[edit] Airlines and Destinations
- Yakutia (Yakutsk)
[edit] References
[edit] External link
- World Aero Data airport information for UEST
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