Murmansk Airport Аэропорт Мурманск |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | JSC "Airport Murmansk" | ||||||||||
Serves | Murmansk | ||||||||||
Location | Murmansk, Russia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 68°47′01.68″N 032°45′21.41″E / 68.7838000°N 32.7559472°ECoordinates: 68°47′01.68″N 032°45′21.41″E / 68.7838000°N 32.7559472°E | ||||||||||
Website | airport-murmansk.ru | ||||||||||
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Location in Murmansk Oblast | |||||||||||
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Murmansk Airport (Russian: Аэропо́рт Му́рманск or Аэропорт Мурмаши; IATA: MMK, ICAO: ULMM) is the international airport of Murmansk, Russia. It is located near the town of Murmashi in Murmansk's southern suburbs, 24 kilometres (15 mi) outside the city centre.
The airport served 276,599 passengers in 2006. It had its peak in 2004, when it received 303,432 passengers, which at that time included international routes to Norway, Sweden and Finland.
On 11 November 1965, Aeroflot Flight 99 crashed while on approach to Murmansk Airport. 32 of the 64 passengers and crew on board were killed in the accident.