Varandey Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 68°50′52″N 058°11′55″E / 68.84778°N 58.19861°E | ||||||||||
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Varandey Airport (IATA: VRI, ICAO: ULDW) is an airport in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It serves the Varandey settlement on the Arctic coast of the Nenets district and the development of the Prirazlomnoye oil field.
It is capable of accepting aircraft of the third class (An-24, An-26, L-410, Yak-40 and the like) and other types of aircraft of the 3rd class, helicopters of all types. The maximum take-off weight of an aircraft is 25 tons. Classification number of runway (PCN) 18 / F / D / Y / T.
The airport is used by Gazpromavia for delivery of personnel to the Prirazlomnaya OIRFP, where a helicopter platform operates since 2010, with primary connections to Arkhangelsk and Orenburg.
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Utair | Arkhangelsk |
Accidents and incidents[edit]
On 16 March 2005, Regional Airlines Flight 9288, an Antonov An-24RV (NATO reporting name "Coke"), crashed on approach to Varandey Airport, killing 28 of the 52 people on board.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ http://airportnavfinder.com/airport/VRI/ [dead link]
- ^ "Airport information for VRI". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Airport information for VRI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ Accident report at Aviation Safety Network
External links[edit]
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