Varandey Airport (IATA: VRI, ICAO: ULDW) is an airport in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It serves the Varandey settlement on the Arctic coast of the Nenets district and the development of the Prirazlomnoye oil field.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 68°50′52″N 058°11′55″E / 68.84778°N 58.19861°E | ||||||||||
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It is capable of accepting aircraft of the third class (An-24, An-26, L-410, Yak-40 and the like) and other types of aircraft of the 3rd class, helicopters of all types. The maximum take-off weight of an aircraft is 25 tons. Classification number of runway (PCN) 18 / F / D / Y / T.
The airport is used by Gazpromavia for delivery of personnel to the Prirazlomnaya OIRFP, where a helicopter platform operates since 2010, with primary connections to Arkhangelsk and Orenburg.
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Utair | Arkhangelsk |
Accidents and incidents
editOn 16 March 2005, Regional Airlines Flight 9288, an Antonov An-24RV (NATO reporting name "Coke"), crashed on approach to Varandey Airport, killing 28 of the 52 people on board.[4]
References
edit- ^ http://airportnavfinder.com/airport/VRI/ [dead link]
- ^ "Airport information for VRI". 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 VRI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ Accident report at Aviation Safety Network
External links
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