Uytash Airport

Uytash Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Махачкала Уйташ^[1]) (IATA: MCX, ICAO: URML) is a civil airport located near Makhachkala and Kaspiysk cities. It is named after Amet-Khan Sultan, World War II fighter pilot, twice Hero of the Soviet Union.

South East Airlines (formerly Dagestan Airlines) has its head office on the property of the airport.^[2][3]

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

• On 15 January 2009, 4 people died when two Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft collided and caught fire.

• On 4 December 2010, South East Airlines Flight 372, a Tupolev Tu-154M carrying 160 passengers and 8 crew en-route to Makhachkala, crash landed at Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow due to all engines failing. Two of the 160 passengers died.

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