Orsk Airport

Orsk Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Орск) (IATA: OSW, ICAO: UWOR) is an international airport[1] in Russia located 16 km (10 mi) south of Orsk. It services medium-sized airliners. The terminal building is located around 3 km from the border to Kazakhstan, with some equipment located in Kazakhstan.

Orsk Airport

Аэропорт Орск
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFSUE "Orenburg Airlines"
ServesOrsk
LocationOrsk, Russia
Opened1958
Elevation AMSL909 ft / 277 m
Coordinates51°4′18″N 058°35′48″E
Websitehttp://aviaorsk.ru
Map
OSW
Location of airport in Orenburg Oblast
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,911 9,550

History

The airport was established in 1958.[2] The modern airport building was built in 1982 and the modern artificial runway was laid in 1987.[2]

The airport was also known as the destination of Saratov Airlines Flight 703 that crashed which killed all 71 people on board in February 2018.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
AeroflotMoscow–Sheremetyevo[3]
Nordwind Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya (begins 1 June 2021)[4]
Uktus AircompanyYekaterinburg

References

  1. Russian Federation Government Regulation # 726-r
  2. "ORENAIR". 2008-08-15. Archived from the original on 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2018-02-12.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Liu, Jim (14 April 2020). "Aeroflot resumes 3 domestic routes from June 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. "Flight Search". pegasys.pegast.ru.


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