Mys Shmidta Airport

Mys Shmidta Airport Аэропорт Мыс Шмидта
IATA: none – ICAO: UHMI Mys Shmidta Location of airport in Chukotka Location of Chukotka in Russia
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Chukotavia
Location		Mys Shmidta, Shmidtovsky District, Chukotka, Russia
Elevation AMSL		20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates		68°52′06″N 179°22′32″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
14/32	2,450	8,202	Concrete
Source:

Mys Shmidta Airport, 1961. The first recovered image from the Corona spy satellite (North is roughly toward the bottom of the picture).

Mys Shmidta Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Мыс Шмидта) (ICAO: UHMI), also known as Cape Shmidt Airport, is a former military airbase in the Shmidtovsky District of Chukotka, Russia. It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of Mys Shmidta. It is a major airfield with a 2,450 by 60 metres (8,038 × 197 ft) concrete tarmac. It was built in 1954 as an Arctic staging base for intercontinental bomber flights, with caretaker services provided by OGA (Arctic Control Group). The gravel overrun suggests that the runway was to eventually be extended to 3000 m.

See also

• Chekurovka, abandoned Arctic staging base
• Ostrov Bolshevik, abandoned Arctic staging base
• Tiksi North, abandoned Arctic staging base
• Tiksi West, abandoned Arctic staging base
• Dresba, abandoned Arctic staging base

External links

• Visit to the area
• Accident history for UHMI at Aviation Safety Network