Valek Airport
| Valek Airport Аэропорт Валек | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Unknown | ||||||||||
| Operator | JSC "Taimyr Air Company" | ||||||||||
| Location | Norilsk | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 108 ft / 33 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 69°23′42″N 088°21′18″E / 69.39500°N 88.35500°ECoordinates: 69°23′42″N 088°21′18″E / 69.39500°N 88.35500°E | ||||||||||
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Valek Airport (Russian: Аэропорт "Валек", Аэропорт "Валёк") (ICAO: UOOW) is a small airport in Krasnoyarsk krai, Russia located 9 km northeast of Norilsk along the Valkovskoye highway (Russian: Вальковское шоссе). The runway lies on the left bank of the Norilsk river. The airport is named for the nearby Valёk river, which is a tributary of the Norilsk river.
Beginning in 1950 to support the industrial giant now known as Norilsk Nickel, the Nadezhda Airport (Russian: аэропорт «Надежда») began as a Class 3 facility in the Civil Air Fleet with a Seaplane Base "Valek".[1]
Small planes, such as the AN-2, AN-3, and similar types, and helicopters of all types are serviced at Valёk. The Taimyr Air Company (Russian: АК Таймыр) services AN-2, AN-3, Mi-8 T (Mil Mi-8), and Mi-8 MTV-1 Line (Mil Mi-17).
Both Taymyr Air Company and NordStar are subsidiaries of Norilsk Nickel. On December 1, 2011, Norilsk Nickel announced that Taimyr Air Company will be merged with NordStar.[2][3]
Nearest airports and the distance to them:
- Alykel - 41.2 km
- Dudinka - 86.0 km
- Snezhnogorsk - 150.0 km
External links
- (in Russian) Taimyr Air Company (Taymyr Aviakompaniya) former official website
- (in Russian) NordStar official website for Taymyr Air Company
References
- ↑ "Аэропорт Норильск: Главная→История аэропорта" [Norilsk Airport: Home→History Airport] (in Russian). Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ↑ "АРХАНГЕЛЬСКАЯ АВИАКОМПАНИЯ "НОРДАВИА" УЙДЕТ ИЗ РЕГИОНА?" [Arkhangelsk airline "Nordavia" to leave the region?] (in Russian). Aviaport digest (Russian: Авиапорт.дайджест). Regnum. December 1, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ↑ "NordStar НОВОСТИ: Информация о назначении генерального директора ОАО «Авиакомпания «Таймыр»" (in Russian). NordStar. December 3, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2016.