Elista International Airport (IATA: ESL, ICAO: URWI) is an international airport located near the city of Elista in the Republic of Kalmykia of Russia. The airport was closed from 24 February 2022 until May 2024 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] The airport reopened on 3 May 2024, and the first flight since 2022 took place on 28 May.[4] The airport later reported that 214 flights had been made to and from the airport over summer 2024, transporting 13,846 passengers.[5]
Elista International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Elista, Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 501 ft / 153 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°22′26″N 044°19′51″E / 46.37389°N 44.33083°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | aero-elista.ru | ||||||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroflot | Moscow–Sheremetyevo[6] |
References
edit- ^ "Airport information for URWI". 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 ESL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Europe: Russia extends flight restrictions at 10 southwestern airports and one airport in Crimea until at least Jan. 14 /update 103". Europe: Russia extends flight restrictions at 10 southwestern airports and one airport in Crimea until at least Jan. 14 /update 103 | Crisis24. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "Ошибка".
- ^ www.aero-elista.ru http://www.aero-elista.ru/node/463. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "«Аэрофлот» откроет рейсы в Элисту 16 июня". Ведомости (in Russian). 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
External links
edit- Elista Airport website (in Russian)
- Current weather for URWI at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for ESL at Aviation Safety Network
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