Magan Airport

Magan Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Маган; Yakut: Маҕан аэропорда, Mağan aeroporda) (IATA: GYG, ICAO: UEMM) serves the village of Magan, a few kilometers west of Yakutsk, in Russia. It is used by Boeing to test cold weather starting of its aircraft.[3]

Magan Airport

Аэропорт Маган
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSakhaAvia
LocationMagan
Elevation AMSL176 m / 577 ft
Coordinates62°06′26″N 129°32′36″E
Maps

Sakha Republic in Russia
GYG
Location of the airport in the Sakha Republic
Sources: GCM,[1] STV[2]

Until the early 1980s, Yakutsk/Magan was monitored as one of nine Arctic staging bases capable of handling the Tupolev Tu-22M (Backfire) bomber.[4]

References

  1. Airport information for UEMM at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Airport information for Magan Airport at Transport Search website.
  3. "'Chillin' with the Boeing 737 MAX - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATIONS RELATED ACTIVITIES SUMMARY REPORT (SANITIZED), June 1, 1980, CREST: CIA-RDP80T01355A000100140001-2, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.


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