Polyarny Airport Аэропорт Полярный |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise | ||||||||||
Serves | Udachny | ||||||||||
Location | Udachny, Russia | ||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 1,670 ft / 509 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 66°25′0″N 112°3′0″E / 66.41667°N 112.05000°ECoordinates: 66°25′0″N 112°3′0″E / 66.41667°N 112.05000°E | ||||||||||
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Polyarny Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Полярный) (IATA: PYJ, ICAO: UERP) (also Udachnaya or Poliarny) is an airport in Yakutia, Russia located 1 km west of Novy and about 12 km west of Udachny. It services all types of aircraft. The airfield is built on a 4000 x 190 m gravel base, with the first 100 m of runway unusable for takeoff. It is designated as an emergency airfield for cross-polar airline traffic between North America and Asia. The airport works as base for Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise.