Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport
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Yelizovo Airport Аэропорт Елизово |
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IATA: PKC - ICAO: UHPP | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Operator | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise | ||
Serves | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | ||
Elevation AMSL | 131 ft (40 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
12/30 | 735 | 224 | Asphalt |
16R/34L Closed |
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16L/34R | 11,155 | 3,400 | Concrete |
Yelizovo Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Елизово) (IATA: PKC, ICAO: UHPP) is an airport located in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, Russia. Its runway is 3400 meters long, enough to accommodate fully loaded Boeing 747s. The main apron contains 24 parking spaces, 8 of which can service a Boeing 747; additional 8 paved spaces for smaller aircraft and 12 unpaved parking spaces.
The main military operating unit is the 865 IAP (865th Interceptor Aviation Regiment), which operates MiG-31 interceptor aircraft. Naval operations have also taken place here, most notably with the 317 OSAP (317th Separate Composite Aviation Regiment) operating Tupolev Tu-16R aircraft as late as 1992, and Beriev Be-12 and Tupolev Tu-95MS aircraft with unidentified units[1]. Recent Google Earth high-resolution imagery revealed that the base continues to serve as an important military focal point, with 29 MiG-31 aircraft dispersed throughout the airfield and a large number of prop transports and helicopters.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
- Dalavia (Anchorage [begins June 17], Khabarovsk)
- Domodedovo Airlines (Moscow-Domodedovo)
- Rossiya (Blagoveshchensk, Novosibirsk, St. Petersburg)
- S7 Airlines (Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok)
- Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)
- Vladivostok Avia (Anchorage [begins July 7], Vladivostok)
Korean Air flies charters frequently from Incheon International Airport to this airport during peak seasons.
[edit] External links
- Airport information for UHPP at World Aero Data
[edit] References
- ^ Aviatsiya VMF. Aviabaza KPOI..