Zyryanka West Airport

Airport in Sakha Republic, Russia
Zyryanka West is located in Sakha Republic
Zyryanka West
Zyryanka West
Location of the airport in the Sakha Republic
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
1,800 5,906 Concrete

Zyryanka West Airport is an airport in Russia, located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Zyryanka, Verkhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic of Russia. It was built during World War II for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.[1] It is now barely used, when main Zyryanka Airport cannot be used.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Yakutia AirlinesYakutsk

References

  1. ^ Lebedev, Igor Aviation Lend-Lease to Russia Nova Publishers (1997) pp.44-49
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