Dikson Airport

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Dikson Airport
Аэропорт Диксон
IATA: DKS - ICAO: UODD
Summary
Airport type public
Serves Dikson (urban-type settlement)
Elevation AMSL 154 ft (47 m)
Coordinates 73°31′0″N, 080°22′54″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 4,921 1,500 Concrete

Dikson Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Диксон) (IATA: DKSICAO: UODD) is a small airport in Russia located 5 km west of the urban-type settlement of Dikson on a small island. It primarily services small transport aircraft. Central Intelligence Agency reports from 1952 released under the Freedom of Information Act indicate that the USSR was using Dikson as a staging airfield for Tupolev Tu-4 (Bull) aircraft.

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