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Mys Shmidta Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Мыс Шмидта) (also known as Cape Shmidt Airport) is a former military airbase in Chukotka, Russia located 3 km southeast of Mys Shmidta. It is a major airfield with a 2450 m long, 60 m wide concrete tarmac. It was built in 1954 [1] as an Arctic staging base for intercontinental bomber flights, with caretaker services provided by OGA (Arctic Control Group). The gravel overrun suggests that the runway was to eventually be extended to 3000 m.
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