Uytash Airport
Makhachkala International Airport "Uytash" Махачкалинский международный аэропорт "Уйташ" | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Russian Federation | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Makhachkala | ||||||||||
| Location | Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°49′00.56″N 047°39′08.26″E / 42.8168222°N 47.6522944°E | ||||||||||
| Website | airport-makhachkala.ru | ||||||||||
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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]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroflot operated by Rossiya | Moscow-Vnukovo |
| AtlasGlobal | Istanbul-Atatürk |
| Gazpromavia | Moscow-Vnukovo |
| Nordstar Airlines | Moscow-Domodedovo |
| Pobeda | Moscow-Vnukovo, Nizhnevartovsk,[4] St Petersburg,[4] Surgut[5] |
| SCAT | Aktau |
| UTair Aviation | Moscow-Vnukovo Seasonal: Surgut |
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.
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 ."
- ^ a b ""Победа" открыла продажу билетов на рейсы из Махачкалы в Санкт-Петербург и Нижневартовск". Pobeda Airlines LLC. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ http://airlineroute.net/2015/09/25/dp-sgc-oct15/
External links
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