Bodaybo Airport (IATA: ODO, ICAO: UIKB) is a regional airport built in Bodaybo, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, during World War II for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.[1] In 2017 it handled 51,910 passengers.

Bodaybo Airport
Summary
LocationBodaybo, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Coordinates57°51′59″N 114°14′33″E / 57.86639°N 114.24250°E / 57.86639; 114.24250
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ODO is located in Russia
ODO
ODO
Location of the airport
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Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Angara AirlinesIrkutsk[2]
IrAeroIrkutsk

References

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  1. ^ Lebedev, Igor Aviation Lend-Lease to Russia Nova Publishers (1997) pp.44-49
  2. ^ (in Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Summer Air Traffic Schedule 25.03.2007 - 27.10.2007 (Airports - Russian domestic), 29 May 2007, p. 6
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