Iturup Airport
Iturup Airport Аэропорт Итуруп | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Kuril Islands Airports (Аэропорты Курильских островов) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kurilsk, Iturup Island | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 387 ft / 118 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°15′23″N 147°57′21″E / 45.25639°N 147.95583°E | ||||||||||
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  ITU Location of airport in Sakhalin Oblast  ITU ITU (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Iturup Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Итуруп) (IATA: ITU, ICAO: UHSI) is a public airport on Iturup Island, in the Kuril Archipelago, Russia. It is located 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of the town of Kurilsk.[3]
History
[edit]The airport has been in commercial operation since 22 September 2014.[4] It has been built in a swampy taiga and is the first airport built from scratch in Russia's post-Soviet history.[4] In 2018, Iturup became a joint civil-military airport with the stationing there of a flight of Su-35S fighters from the 23rd Fighter Aviation Regiment, designated Yasny air base.[5]
Before Iturup Airport was built, Burevestnik Military Air Base, located 40 km southwest from the town center (or 60 km by road), had been the only airport serving Kurilsk. Now, it becomes a reserve airfield for Iturup. Because it is often closed due to fog, the new Iturup Airport improves air traffic punctuality.[4]
Facilities
[edit]The airport's only runway (marked 13/31) is 2,300 by 42 metres (7,546 ft × 138 ft) and has a concrete surface,[3] equipped with an Instrument Landing System and glideslope which facilitate Instrument Flight Rules landings.[3]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aurora | Vladivostok,[6] Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk[7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "UHSI - Iturup Airport". Skyvector.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "AIP Russian Federation - UHSI KURILSK/Iturup" (PDF) (in Russian and English). Federal State Unitary Enterprise Centre of Aeronautical Information. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "New airport on Kuril Iturup Island receives first flight". rbth.com. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Истребители Су-35С заступили на боевое дежурство в аэропорту Ясный. Сахалин.Инфо". sakhalin.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "Авиасообщение между Итурупом и Владивостоком возобновят осенью". www.eastrussia.ru (in Russian). EastRussia («Восток России»). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Aurora - on-line timetable" (in Russian). flyaurora.ru. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.