Vitim Airport
Vitim Airport | |
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Summary | |
Airport type | Public |
Serves | Vitim |
Elevation AMSL | 610 ft / 186 m |
Coordinates | 59°27′28″N 112°33′46″E / 59.45778°N 112.56278°ECoordinates: 59°27′28″N 112°33′46″E / 59.45778°N 112.56278°E |
Source: Our Airports web site[1] |
Vitim Airport is a public use airport built in Vitim, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia[1] during World War II for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.[2]
Airlines and destinations[]
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References[]
- ^ a b Vitim Airport Retrieved 2009-12-02
- ^ Lebedev, Igor Aviation Lend-Lease to Russia Nova Publishers (1997) pp.44-49
Categories:
- Airports in the Sakha Republic
- Russian airport stubs