Plestsy Airport

Plestsy Airport

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Plestsy Airport ( _ru. Плесцы) is an airport in Russia located 10 km east of Plesetsk. It is a logistical base for the Plesetsk Cosmodrome launch facility.

In 2004-2005 it was modernized: radio and illumination equipment at the airfield were replaced, the power supply and communications systems were rebuilt, the runway was elongated by 600 meters in 2003 and 2004 (now 2,600 meters long), two kilometers of concrete plates were also replaced ($18.2 million).

The name comes from nearby lake Plestsy, closed town Mirny is also situated in the area.


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