Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport

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Yelizovo Airport
Аэропорт Елизово
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IATA: PKCICAO: UHPP
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise
Location Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Elevation AMSL 131 ft / 40 m
Coordinates 53°10′04″N 158°27′13″E / 53.16778°N 158.45361°E / 53.16778; 158.45361Coordinates: 53°10′04″N 158°27′13″E / 53.16778°N 158.45361°E / 53.16778; 158.45361
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 735 224 Asphalt
16R/34L
Closed
8,235 2,510 Concrete=
16L/34R 11,155 3,400 Concrete

Yelizovo Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Елизово) (IATA: PKCICAO: UHPP) is an airport located in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, Russia. Its runway is 3400 meters long, enough to accommodate fully loaded Boeing 747s. The main apron contains 24 parking spaces, 8 of which can service a Boeing 747; additional 8 paved spaces for smaller aircraft and 12 unpaved parking spaces.

The main military operating unit is the 865 IAP (865th Interceptor Aviation Regiment), which operates MiG-31 interceptor aircraft. Naval operations have also taken place here, most notably with the 317 OSAP (317th Separate Composite Aviation Regiment) operating Tupolev Tu-16R aircraft as late as 1992, and Beriev Be-12 and Tupolev Tu-95MS aircraft with unidentified units[1]. Recent Google Earth high-resolution imagery revealed that the base continues to serve as an important military focal point, with 29 MiG-31 aircraft dispersed throughout the airfield and a large number of prop transports and helicopters.

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Airlines Destinations
Aeroflot Khabarovsk, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Vladivostok
Rossiya Khabarovsk, Novosibirsk, St Petersburg
S7 Airlines Khabarovsk, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok
Transaero Moscow-Domodedovo
Vladivostok Avia Anchorage, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg

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