Olyokminsk Airport

Olyokminsk Airport

Аэропорт Олёкминск

Өлүөхүмэ Аэропорт
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports of the North[1]
ServesOlyokminsk, Olyokminsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia
Coordinates60°23′57″N 120°27′51″E / 60.39917°N 120.46417°E / 60.39917; 120.46417
Websitesever.aero/olekminsk
Maps
Sakha Republic in Russia
Sakha Republic in Russia
OLZ is located in Sakha Republic
OLZ
OLZ
Location of the airport in the Sakha Republic
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08L/26R 1,900 6,234 Grass
08R/26L 600 1,969 Grass
Sources: GCM,[2] STV[3]

Olyokminsk Airport (IATA: OLZ, ICAO: UEMO) is an airport serving the urban locality of Olyokminsk, Olyokminsky District, in the Sakha Republic of Russia. Opened in 1942. During the Great Patriotic War, more than eight thousand combat aircraft flying from the United States to the front were delivered through the Olekminsk airfield along the Alsib air route.[4] Currently, the airport provides regular flights to Yakutsk and Irkutsk.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Angara AirlinesIrkutsk
KrasAviaKrasnoyarsk-International[5]
Polar AirlinesYakutsk
Yakutia AirlinesYakutsk

References

  1. ^ "Олекминск — Аэропорты Севера". sever.aero (in Russian). Федеральное казенное предприятие «Аэропорты Севера». Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  2. ^ Airport information for OLZ at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ Airport information for Olyokminsk Airport at Transport Search website.
  4. ^ "Аэропорт Олекминск: посадку разрешаю - 27 Ноября 2007 - Официальный сайт газеты «Олекма»". 2016-03-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  5. ^ Митрухин, Сергей (13 August 2025). "Авиакомпания «КрасАвиа» выполнила первый рейс из Красноярска в якутский Олёкминск". Сибирский.Новостной (in Russian). Retrieved 14 August 2025.