Dikson Airport Аэропорт Диксон |
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IATA: DKS – ICAO: UODD | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Location | Dikson (urban-type settlement) | ||
Elevation AMSL | 47 ft / 14 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
06/24 | 4,921 | 1,500 | Concrete |
Dikson Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Диксон) (IATA: DKS, ICAO: 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.