Magan Airport

Magan Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Маган; Yakut: Маҕан аэропорда, Mağan aeroporda) (IATA: GYG, ICAO: UEMM) serves the village of Magan, a few kilometers west of Yakutsk, in Russia.

Magan Airport

Аэропорт Маган
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSakhaAvia
LocationMagan
Elevation AMSL176 m / 577 ft
Coordinates62°06′26″N 129°32′36″E
Maps
Sakha Republic in Russia
Sakha Republic in Russia
GYG is located in Sakha Republic
GYG
GYG
Location of the airport in the Sakha Republic
Sources: GCM,[1] STV[2]

Until the early 1980s, Yakutsk/Magan was monitored as one of nine Arctic staging bases capable of handling the Tupolev Tu-22M (Backfire) bomber.[3]

References

  1. Airport information for UEMM at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Airport information for Magan Airport at Transport Search website.
  3. STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATIONS RELATED ACTIVITIES SUMMARY REPORT (SANITIZED), June 1, 1980, CREST: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100140001-2, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.



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