| Mys Shmidta Airport Аэропорт Мыс Шмидта |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: UHMI
Mys Shmidta
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Chukotavia | ||
| Location | Mys Shmidta, Shmidtovsky District, Chukotka, Russia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 14/32 | 2,450 | 8,202 | Concrete |
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Mys Shmidta Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Мыс Шмидта) (ICAO: UHMI), also known as Cape Shmidt Airport, is a former military airbase in the Shmidtovsky District of Chukotka, Russia. It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of Mys Shmidta. It is a major airfield with a 2,450 by 60 metres (8,038 × 197 ft) concrete tarmac. It was built in 1954 [2] 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.