Ugolny Airport
Ugolny Airport Аэропорт Угольный | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Chukotavia" | ||||||||||
| Serves | Anadyr | ||||||||||
| Location | Anadyr, Russia | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 194 ft / 59 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 64°44′6″N 177°44′30″E / 64.73500°N 177.74167°E | ||||||||||
| Website | https://apchukotki.ru/ | ||||||||||
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Ugolny Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Угольный) (also Leninka, Ugolnyye Kopi, Ugolnoye) (IATA: DYR, ICAO: UHMA) is a mixed-use military and civil airfield in the Russian Far East located 11 km east of Anadyr, separated from the town by the waters of Anadyrsky Liman. The airfield was originally constructed in the 1950s as a staging base for Long Range Aviation bombers such as the Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-22M. During the Cold War years it became the primary hub for civilian flights in the Chukotka region.
In May 2019, the airport was named in honor of the Chukchi writer Yuri Rytkheu.