Orsk Airport Аэропорт Орск | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | FSUE "Orenburg Airlines" | ||||||||||
| Serves | Orsk | ||||||||||
| Location | Orsk, Russia | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1958 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 909 ft / 277 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°4′18″N 058°35′48″E / 51.07167°N 58.59667°E | ||||||||||
| Website | http://aviaorsk.ru | ||||||||||
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Orsk Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Орск) (IATA: OSW, ICAO: UWOR) is an international airport in Russia located 16 km (10 mi) south of Orsk. It services medium-sized airliners. The terminal building is located around 3 km from the border to Kazakhstan, with some equipment located in Kazakhstan.[citation needed]
History
The airport was established in 1958.
On 9 April 1960 this was a refueling stop for Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 fighter jets from Sverdlovsk attempting to intercept one of Gary Powers' U-2 flights, however one of the MiG-19s crashed on approach to Orsk.
The modern airport building was built in 1982 and the modern artificial runway was laid in 1987.
The airport was the destination of Saratov Airlines Flight 703, which crashed killing 71 people in February 2018.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aeroflot | Moscow–Sheremetyevo |
| Ikar | Saint Petersburg |
References
- ^ Russian Federation Government Regulation # 726-r
- ^ a b "ORENAIR". 2008-08-15. Archived from the original on 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ Gordon, Yefim (2004). Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19: The Soviet Union's First Production Supersonic Fighter. Aerofax. ISBN 1857801490.
- ^ "RA-61704 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Liu, Jim (14 April 2020). "Aeroflot resumes 3 domestic routes from June 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
External links
- Airport information for UWOR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for UWOR at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for OSW at Aviation Safety Network
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