Mys Shmidta Airport

Mys Shmidta Airport
Mys Shmidta Airport
Аэропорт Мыс Шмидта
IATA: none – ICAO: UHMI
Mys Shmidta is located in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
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Mys Shmidta
Location of airport in Chukotka

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Location of Chukotka in Russia
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Chukotavia
Location Mys Shmidta, Shmidtovsky District, Chukotka, Russia
Elevation AMSL 20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 68°52′06″N 179°22′32″W / 68.86833°N 179.37556°W / 68.86833; -179.37556Coordinates: 68°52′06″N 179°22′32″W / 68.86833°N 179.37556°W / 68.86833; -179.37556
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,450 8,202 Concrete
Source:[1]
Mys Shmidta Airport, 1961. The first recovered image from the Corona spy satellite (North is roughly toward the bottom of the picture).

Mys Shmidta Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Мыс Шмидта) (ICAO: UHMI), also known as Cape Shmidt Airport, is a former military airbase in the Shmidtovsky District of Chukotka, Russia. It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of Mys Shmidta. It is a major airfield with a 2,450 by 60 metres (8,038 × 197 ft) concrete tarmac. It was built in 1954 [2] as an Arctic staging base for intercontinental bomber flights, with caretaker services provided by OGA (Arctic Control Group). The gravel overrun suggests that the runway was to eventually be extended to 3000 m.

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for Mys Shmidta, Russian Federation (Russia) (UHMI) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ "Post on Arctic Bases". Avia.ru. http://www.avia.ru/cgi/discshow.cgi?id=1533194121416150531761136308091&topiccount=38. 

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