Talagi Airport

Talagi Airport
Аэропорт Талаги
IATA: ARHICAO: ULAA
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator JSC "Arkhangelsk Airport"
Location Arkhangelsk, Russia
Elevation AMSL 62 ft / 19 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,500 8,202 Concrete

Talagi Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Талаги) (IATA: ARHICAO: ULAA) is an international airport serving Arkhangelsk, Russia, located 11 kilometers outside the city. In 2001 it had 105,797 passengers and 921 tonnes of cargo. The airport was founded on February 5, 1963. It had an operational peak in 1990 with 952,457 passengers.

Talagi Airport serves as an airline hub for Nordavia.

The Soviet Air Defence Forces (PVO) had a presence at this airfield with 518 IAP (518th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying Tupolev Tu-128 from 1966 onward. It received MiG-31 aircraft during the 1980s [1] [2]. This regiment was disbanded in 1998.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Nordavia Amderma, Helsinki, Kotlas, Kristiansund, Leshukonskoye, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Naryan-Mar, Murmansk, Saint Petersburg, Solovki, Tromsø, Usinsk
Rossiya Saint Petersburg
UTair Aviation Moscow-Vnukovo

References

  1. ^ Mason, R. A. (1986). Aircraft, Strategy and Operations of the Soviet Air Force. Jane's Publishing Company Limited. ISBN 0710603738. 
  2. ^ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI. http://airbase.ru/squad/russia/avpvo/. 

External links

Russia portal
Aviation portal