Petrozavodsk Airport
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| Petrozavodsk Airport Аэропорт Петрозаводск Petroskoin lendoazema |
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| IATA: PES – ICAO: ULPB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Civil/military | ||
| Operator | Kalevala Group | ||
| Serves | Petrozavodsk, Russia | ||
| Location | Besovets, Russia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 151 ft / 46 m | ||
| Coordinates | 61°53′6″N 034°9′24″E / 61.885°N 34.15667°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 02/20 | 2,500 | 8,202 | Concrete |
Petrozavodsk Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Петрозаводск, Karelian: Petroskoin lendoazema; (IATA: PES, ICAO: ULPB); ex: Besovets, Petrozavodsk-2) is a joint civil-military in Russia located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest of Petrozavodsk in Besovets, Shuya Rural Settlement (municipality). It services small airliners. It is a minor airfield with 12 parking stands and a small amount of tarmac space.
The airfield has seen military use as an interceptor base. During the 1960s or 1970s Sukhoi Su-15 aircraft were based at Besovets. During the 1970s it was home to the 991 IAP (991st Interceptor Aviation Regiment), which flew MiG-25 Foxbat aircraft. In 1992-93, the 159 IAP (159th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) transferred in from Poland, having left the 4th Air Army.[1] It flys the Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft and is now part of the 54th Air Defence Corps, 6th Air Army.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Region Avia Airlines | Arkhagelsk, Kostomuksha, Moscow-Domodedovo, Solovki, St Petersburg |
| Severstal Aircompany | Cherepovets, Helsinki |
[edit] References
- ^ Hans Nijhuis and Robert Senkowski, 'Farewell Poland!,' Air International, January 1993
[edit] External links
- Airport information for ULPB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.. Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for ULPB at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Accident history for PES at Aviation Safety Network
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