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Yoshkar-Ola Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Йошкар-Ола) (IATA: JOK, ICAO: UWKJ) is an airport in Mari El Republic, Russia, located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of Yoshkar-Ola and 800 kilometres (500 mi) from Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME).
Yoshkar-Ola Airport Якшар-Хала Аэропорт Аэропорт Йошкар-Ола | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | GU Mari El Republic "Yoshkar-Ola Airport" | ||||||||||
| Serves | Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, Russia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 348 ft / 106 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°42′18″N 047°53′42″E / 56.70500°N 47.89500°E | ||||||||||
| Website | http://airola.ru/ | ||||||||||
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  JOK Location of airport in Mari El, Russia | |||||||||||
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As a category 2 airport (based on an MAK classification), it handles Tu-134, Yak-42 and smaller aircraft.
The airport is the base for Yoshkar-Ola Joint Aviation Group.
Airlines and destinations
editAll flights from the Airport are temporarily suspended since 29 September 2023 due to runway reconstruction.[1]
Previously following flights were operated from the Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| RusLine | Moscow–Vnukovo, Saint Petersburg |
References
edit- ^ ЭШКИНИНА, ВАЛЕРИЯ (1 October 2023). "Взлетная полоса аэропорта Йошкар-Олы закрылась на ремонт". Общественно-политическое сетевое издание «Марийская правда». Retrieved 2 October 2023.
External links
edit- (in Russian) Yoshkar-Ola Airport Official Site
- Airport information for UWKJ at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for JOK at Aviation Safety Network
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