Ust-Kut Airport

Airport in Irkutsk Oblast , Russia

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Passengers	90,026 ()
Aircraft movements	2,309 ()
Servicing of cargo	476 tons ()

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

Cargo

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.^[2]

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.

• Aircraft at Ust-Kut Airport
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  Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200 on an apron
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  Mil Mi-8
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  ATR-42
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  Yakovlev Yak-40
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  Airport apron
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  Start up of Antonov An-24 turboprop engines at high air temperature.
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  Antonov An-12
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  Dassault Falcon 2000
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  Aerospatiale AS350 Ecureuil
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  Antonov An-2
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  Antonov An-140
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  Mil Mi-26
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Accidents and incidents

• On 5 March 1970 an aircraft Lisunov Li-2 (registration number CCCP-58340) of Aeroflot airlines crashed after take-off due to shifting of cargo.^[3]
• On 17 December 1976 an aircraft Yakovlev Yak-40 (CCCP-88208) of Aeroflot airlines struck trees, crashed and burst into flames. Aircrew errors and poor ground staff service led to an air disaster. All passengers and crew died.^[4]
• On 17 August 2022 an Angara Airlines Antonov AN-24 crash-landed, after its wingtip struck the runway surface upon landing.^[5]

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