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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Ust-Kut Airport

Ust-Kut Airport (IATA: UKX, ICAO: UITT) is an airport in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia which is located 9 km north of Ust-Kut. It services short-haul routes and links the town to Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Angara Airlines Irkutsk
IrAero Irkutsk
Utair Irkutsk

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
UTair CargoKrasnoyarsk

Facilities

The airport is operational by schedule. A small airport terminal is able to service 50 pax per hour, but it's enough for operation needments.

A runway is equipped lighting navigational aids and an instrument landing system. It allows aircraft to perform flights whatever weather conditions.

The airport can handle such aircraft as Let L-410, Antonov An-2, Antonov An-12, Antonov An-24, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-30, Antonov An-32, Antonov An-72, Antonov An-74, ATR-42, ATR-72, CRJ-200, Yakovlev Yak-40, Antonov An-140, Antonov An-148, Yakovlev Yak-42, Ilyushin Il-76.

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ^ Statements for the year. Volumetric data of JSC "Ust-Kut Airport"
  2. ^ "Utair NS24 Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Russian Aeronautical Information Publication" (PDF).
  4. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Lisunov Li-2 CCCP-58340 Ust-Kut Airport (UKX)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Yakovlev Yak-40 CCCP-88208 Ust-Kut Airport". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Accident: Angara AN24 at Ust-Kut on Aug 17th 2022, wing tip strike on landing". Av Herald. Retrieved 27 August 2022.