Tynda Sigikta Airport (IATA: TYD, ICAO: UHBW) is an airport in Russia located 16 km north of Tynda. It is an intermediate class of airfield with several large buildings, probably capable of handling jet traffic.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Tynda | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,001 ft / 610 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°17′0″N 124°46′42″E / 55.28333°N 124.77833°E | ||||||||||
 Interactive map of Tynda Sigikta Airport | |||||||||||
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History
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The airport started as a standalone runway built during the World War II years, where American planes which flown from Alaska stopped to refuel.[citation needed]
The airport opened in 1965 to the public. On October 26, 1974, regular flights from Komsomolsk-on-Amur over Chegdomyn to Tynda commenced. In 1974, 6,592 used the airport. From 1988 to 1992, the airport terminal was reconstructed to have a capacity of 100 people per hour, along with a ticket hall, snack bar, lounge with 500 seats, lounges, and meteorological services. the runway was then increased to 1923 meters.[2][3]
In 2023, the terminal building was renovated. There are plans to extend the runway.[4]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aurora | Blagoveshchensk,[5] Khabarovsk[6] |
Accidents and incidents
editOn 24 July 2025, Angara Airlines Flight 2311, an Antonov An-24 arriving from Blagoveshchensk, crashed on approach to Tynda. All 48 people on board were killed.
See also
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References
edit- ↑ "Soviet Air Base Survey: Tynda/Sigikta (RU)". www.russianairfields.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ↑ "Официальный сайт Администрации города Тынды". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- ↑ "Сайт газеты Амурская правда (архив от 22.03.2006)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- ↑ "Тындинский аэропорт преображается в преддверии празднования юбилея БАМа" [Tynda Airport is being transformed ahead of the BAM anniversary celebration]. News of the Amur region (in Russian). 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ↑ "Авиакомпания «Аврора» продолжает полеты по социально значимым рейсам до конца летнего расписания 2026 года из Хабаровска в Зею, Тынду, Ноглики, Шахтерск и из Владивостока в Курильск". flyaurora.ru. Aurora Airlines. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "«Ангара» третье лето подряд возобновляет полёты из Хабаровска" [Angara resumes flights from Khabarovsk for the third summer in a row]. todaykhv.ru (in Russian). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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