Magan Airport
Magan Airport Аэропорт Маган | |
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Summary | |
Airport type | Public |
Operator | SakhaAvia |
Location | Magan |
Elevation AMSL | 176 m / 577 ft |
Coordinates | 62°06′26″N 129°32′36″E / 62.10722°N 129.54333°ECoordinates: 62°06′26″N 129°32′36″E / 62.10722°N 129.54333°E |
Maps | |
Sakha Republic in Russia | |
GYG Location of the airport in the Sakha Republic | |
Magan Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Маган; Yakut: Маҕан аэропорда, Mağan aeroporda) (IATA: GYG, ICAO: UEMM) serves the village of Magan, a few kilometers west of Yakutsk, in Russia.
Until the early 1980s, Yakutsk/Magan was monitored as one of nine Arctic staging bases capable of handling the Tupolev Tu-22M (Backfire) bomber.[3]
References[]
- ^ Airport information for UEMM at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Airport information for Magan Airport at Transport Search website.
- ^ STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATIONS RELATED ACTIVITIES SUMMARY REPORT (SANITIZED), June 1, 1980, CREST: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100140001-2, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
External links[]
- (in Russian) Airport Magan (Yakutsk)[permanent dead link] Aviateka.Handbook
- (in Russian) sever.aero
Categories:
- Airports built in the Soviet Union
- Airports in the Sakha Republic
- Russian airport stubs