Alykel International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт Алыкель) (IATA: NSK, ICAO: UOOO) is a large international airport in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Norilsk. Alykel is the only functional airfield near Norilsk. It handles medium-sized aircraft and is serviced by 24-hour operations. Since it is capable of handling wide-body jets, it is a diversion airport on Polar route 1.[1][2] Since Norilsk does not have road or railroad connections to the rest of the country, the airport is the main gateway to the city.
Alykel Airport Аэропорт Алыкель | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Norilsk | ||||||||||
| Location | Norilsk, Russia | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 574 ft / 175 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 69°18′36″N 87°20′0″E / 69.31000°N 87.33333°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Airport-Norilsk.ru | ||||||||||
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  NSK Location of airport in Krasnoyarsk Krai | |||||||||||
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It was constructed in 1964, when US reconnaissance satellites reported a new airfield with a 6,000 by 150 foot (1,829 m × 46 m) runway 16 nautical miles (30 km) west of Norilsk.[3] This allowed the use of Norilsk as a staging base for Soviet bombers to reach the United States. This role continues to this day, with caretaker status provided by the Russian Air Force's OGA (Arctic Control Group). Norilsk also was served by interceptor aircraft under the 57 IAP (57th Guards Red Banner Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO), which in 1991 had 24 Sukhoi Su-15TM aircraft.[4]
The airport received international status on 1 February 2023.[5]
Airlines and destinations
editAs of August 2025, the airport serves following destinations:[6]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| KrasAvia | Dikson, Khatanga, Turukhansk |
| NordStar | Abakan, Krasnodar,[7] Krasnoyarsk–International, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow–Domodedovo, Novosibirsk, Saint Petersburg, Sochi, Ufa,[8] Yekaterinburg,[9] Vladikvakaz[8] Seasonal: Chelyabinsk, Kazan, Makhachkala, Nizhny Novgorod, Omsk,[10] Perm,[11] Samara, Tyumen |
| S7 Airlines | Moscow–Domodedovo, Novosibirsk |
| Utair | Seasonal: Krasnoyarsk–International |
Accidents and incidents
edit- On 16 November 1981, Aeroflot Flight 3603, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashed while attempting to land at Norilsk Airport. Ninety-nine of the 167 passengers and crew on board were killed in the accident.[12]
- On 9 January 2024, NordStar Airlines Flight 207, a 737-800, experienced a runway excursion upon landing on runway 19. None of the occupants on board were injured.[13]
Rail link to airport
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An electrified rail link Norilsk-Oktyabrskaya - Airport was operated from 1967-11-22 to 1998.[14]
See also
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References
edit- ↑ Boeing-conducted Airport safety and operational assessments
- ↑ New Cross-Polar Routes
- ↑ OAK-PART 1 MISSION 1009-1 6-9 AUGUST 1964 (TOP SECRET), CIA-RDP78B04560A002500010014-6, Central Intelligence Agency, August 1, 1964.
- ↑ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
- ↑ Норильский аэропорт получил статус международного
- ↑ "Расписание". www.airport-norilsk.ru. ООО «Аэропорт «Норильск». Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ Старцева, Евгения (24 September 2025). "NordStar возобновляет самолеты Норильск — Краснодар с посадкой в Челябинске". www.1obl.ru. АО «Обл-ТВ». Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- 1 2 Соколова, Мария (1 June 2026). "Через Уфу быстрее: NordStar запустила рейс из Норильска во Владикавказ с посадкой в столице Башкортостана". ttelegraf.ru (in Russian). Сетевое издание «Таймырский телеграф». Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Новый авиарейс свяжет Ростов-на-Дону с Екатеринбургом и Норильском". Rostov-on-Don Airport. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ Бордюкова, Ольга. "В Омске восстановят рейс в Норильск". om1.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ↑ "Из Перми запустят прямые рейсы в Заполярье". properm.ru (in Russian). Сетевое издание «Properm.ru». 5 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ↑ Gero, David (1996). Aviation Disasters Second Edition. Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 167.
- ↑ Runway excursion Incident Boeing 737-86N (WL) RA-73253
- ↑ НОРИЛЬСКАЯ ЖЕЛЕЗНАЯ ДОРОГА ИСТОРИЯ [NORILSK RAILROAD HISTORY]. infojd.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
External links
edit- Norilsk Airport Official Website (in Russian)