Surgut Airport Аэропорт Сургут |
|||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Surgut | ||||||||||
Location | Surgut, Russia | ||||||||||
Hub for | |||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 200 ft / 61 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 61°20′36″N 073°24′12″E / 61.34333°N 73.40333°ECoordinates: 61°20′36″N 073°24′12″E / 61.34333°N 73.40333°E | ||||||||||
Website | www.airport-surgut.ru | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
Location of airport in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
Source: DAFIF
|
Surgut Airport (IATA: SGC, ICAO: USRR), also listed as Surgut North Airport, is an airport in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia located 10 km (6 mi) north of Surgut. It services medium-sized airliners. In 2008 Surgut Airport handled 1,013,179 passengers.
On 1 January 2011, Kolavia Flight 348 suffered an explosion and fire at Surgut. The aircraft was taxiing before departing Surgut on a flight to Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow when the fire started and quickly engulfed the entire plane, which then burned to the ground. Despite a quick evacuation, 3 persons were killed.