Uytash Airport
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| Makhachkala International Airport "Uytash" Махачкалинский международный аэропорт "Уйташ" |
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| IATA: МСХ – ICAO: URML | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Russian Federation | ||
| Operator | Civil Government | ||
| Serves | Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, Russia | ||
| Location | Makhachkala, Aeropot
 МСХ
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| Hub for | South East Airlines | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||
| Coordinates | 42°49′00.56″N 047°39′08.26″E / 42.8168222°N 47.6522944°ECoordinates: 42°49′00.56″N 047°39′08.26″E / 42.8168222°N 47.6522944°E
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 14/32 | 2,640х42 | 8,662 | Concrete |
Uytash Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Махачкала Уйташ[1]) (IATA: MCX, ICAO: URML) is a civil airport located near Makhachkala and Kaspiysk cities. It is named after Amet-Khan Sultan, World War II fighter pilot, twice Hero of the Soviet Union.
South East Airlines (formerly Dagestan Airlines) has its head office on the property of the airport.[2][3]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| RusLine | İstanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Moscow-Domodedovo, St Petersburg |
| SCAT | Aktau |
| UTair Aviation | Samara, Surgut, Moscow-Vnukovo |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On 15 January 2009, 4 people died when two Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft collided and caught fire.
- On 4 December 2010, South East Airlines Flight 372, a Tupolev Tu-154M carrying 160 passengers and 8 crew en-route to Makhachkala, crash landed at Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow due to all engines failing. Two of the 160 passengers died.
[edit] References
- ^ http://airport.airlines-inform.ru/Makhachkala-Uytash.html
- ^ "Directory: World airlines." Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. 59.
- ^ "Главная." South East Airlines. Retrieved on 24 June 2010. "Россия, Республика Дагестан, г. Махачкала, аэропорт ."
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