Kupol Airport

Kupol Airport is an airport which services the eponymously-named gold and silver mine, which is one of the largest gold and silver mines in the Russian Far East.

Kupol Airport

Аэропорт Купол
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/Operator Kinross Gold
ServesKupol Gold Mine
Location12 km North from
Kupol Gold Mine
Bilibinsky District
 Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
 Russia
Opened2009
Time zone+11 (UTC+11:00)
Elevation AMSL1,745 ft / 532 m
Coordinates66°54′06″N 169°33′36″E
Map
KPX
Location in Russia
KPX
KPX (Earth)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 6,003 1,830 Gravel

It was built by the Kinross Gold Corporation. It is used to support the needs of its enterprise's operations in the Anadyr region of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (400 km northwest of the city of Anadyr).[1]

The nearest village is Ilirney, located 96 km from airport.

Climate

The airport is placed in the permafrost zone with a subarctic climate. The cold season lasts about 8 months.

Facilities

The airport only operates based on its scheduled flights. It is able to handle aircraft such as the Bombardier Q Series, Antonov An-12, Antonov An-74, Antonov An-140, Antonov An-24, Antonov An-26, Yak-40, and helicopters of all types.

Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Aircraft type Notes
Aurora Magadan DHC-8 Monday - Friday[2]
Iraero Magadan An-24 Only offered on scheduled dates[3]

Accidents and incidents
  • On 7 March 2019, a Bombardier DHC 8-Q400 run by Aurora, en route from Magadan, rolled off the runway at 12:30 pm, damaging the runway's light-signaling equipment. Onboard, there were 68 passengers and 5 crew members. There were no injuries, and the airplane received minimal damage. The lights were replaced the same day and the airport remained functional.[4][5]

References
  1. "Operations - Kinross Gold Corporation". www.kinross.com. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  2. "Flight Schedule". www.flyaurora.ru. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  3. "Schedule". iraero.ru. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  4. "Accidents". www.audit-center.biz. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  5. "Выкатившийся за пределы ВПП на Чукотке самолет вернется в Магадан завтра: ИА "Чукотка"". www.prochukotku.ru. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
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