Palana Airport

Airport in Russia
59°4′54″N 159°53′18″E / 59.08167°N 159.88833°E / 59.08167; 159.88833Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 4,724 1,440 Asphalt

Palana Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Палана) (ICAO: UHPL) is an airport in Koryak Okrug, Russia located 4 km west of Palana. It services small transports.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Incidents and accidents

  • On 12 September 2012, an An-28 operated by Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise as Flight 251 crashed whilst on a domestic flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana Airport, killing ten of the fourteen people on board.[1]
  • On July 6, 2021, an An-26 of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise, also operating as Flight 251, crashed on approach to Palana Airport into a steep coastal cliff. Wreckage has been found at the cliff site, and floating offshore. There were no survivors among the aircraft's 28 occupants.[2]

References

  1. ^ "RA-28715 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. ^ "No survivors from plane crash in Russia's far east, rescue officials say". Reuters. July 6, 2021.

External links

Official website (in Russian)

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