Magas Airport

Airport in Russia

43°19′09″N 45°00′47″E / 43.3193°N 45.0130°E / 43.3193; 45.0130Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
09/27	3,000	9,842	Asphalt concrete
10/28	2,312	7,583	Asphalt

Magas Airport (Russian: Аэропорт "Магас" имени первого Героя России генерала С.С. Осканова^[1]), also known as Magas Oskanov Airport or Sleptsovskaya Airport is an airport in the Republic of Ingushetia near Ordzhonikidzevskaya,^[2] serving the capital city of Magas and the largest regional city of Nazran. The name Magas comes from the medieval capital of Alania. The name is translated from Ingush as a Sun City. Prior to 1992, Magas Airport was a Soviet military air base. It is sometimes referred to as Magas Oskanov Airport, in honour of Soviet General and MiG-29 pilot Sulom-Bek Oskanov.^[3]

Services

Magas Airport can service Boeing-737-400/500/800, TU-154, IL-76, YAK-42, TU–134, AN–24, AN–12, YAK–40, CRJ-100/200, and helicopters.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azimuth	Sochi^[4]
Pobeda	Moscow–Shermetyevo
Red Wings Airlines	Saint Petersburg Seasonal: Samara

References

^ "FlyAdvisor.ru". www.airpotmagas.ru. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ "The airport of Magas in Ingushetia attacked by fire?". Russia-IC. 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
^ "Ingush leader calls dragging of Magas Airport opening unacceptable - Vestnik Kavkaza". vestnikkavkaza.net. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ "Azimuth Expands Sochi Network in NS24". AeroRoutes. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.