Achinsk Airport
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Achinsk Airport Аэропорт Ачинск | |||||||||||
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Airport type | joint | ||||||||||
Operator | "Airport "Achinsk" Ltd. | ||||||||||
Serves | Achinsk | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,033 ft / 315 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 56°16′6″N 090°34′36″E / 56.26833°N 90.57667°E | ||||||||||
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Achinsk Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Ачинск) (IATA: ACS, ICAO: UNKS) is an air base in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Achinsk. It is a civilian airfield with minor facilities for small number of fighter aircraft. Once source lists 712 IAP (712th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) at Kansk but lists Achinsk in parentheses for unknown reasons.[1]
Recent developments[]
On 30 March 2012, the new manager of the airport Valeri Gusarov has outlined his plans for the future of the airport, including making airport operations all year round rather than seasonal and expanding the operations beyond the Krasnoyarsk region.[2]
References[]
Categories:
- Soviet Air Defence Force bases
- Russian Air Force bases
- Airports built in the Soviet Union
- Airports in Krasnoyarsk Krai
- Russian military stubs
- Russian airport stubs