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Encyclopedia > Sokol Airport
Sokol Airport
Аэропорт Сокол
IATA: GDX - ICAO: UHMM
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Government
Serves Sokol, Magadan Oblast
Elevation AMSL 574 ft (175 m)
Coordinates 59°54′40″N, 150°43′14″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 11,326 3,452 Concrete

Sokol Airport or Magadan Sokol Airport (IATA: GDXICAO: UHMM) is an airport at Sokol in the Magadan Oblast, Russia, The airport is located 70 km (43 mi) north of the Magadan city center. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Concrete is a construction material that consists, in its most common form, of Portland cement, construction aggregate (generally gravel and sand) and water. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The Magadan Oblast is a regional subdivision of Russia, in the Far Eastern Federal District. ... Magadan vicinity from the US Defense Mapping Agency (1978) Orthographic projection centred over Magadan Magadan, Russia city flag. ...


The airport is sometimes confused with the Dolinsk-Sokol Airbase, that was home to the fighters that shot down Korean Air Flight 007. Korean Air Lines Flight 007, also known as KAL 007 or KE007, was a Korean Air Lines civilian airliner shot down by Soviet jet interceptors on September 1, 1983 just west of Sakhalin island. ...


Airlines and destinations

Aeroflot Airbus A319 at Berlin Aeroflot — Russian Airlines (Russian:Аэрофлот — Российские авиалинии), or Aeroflot (Аэрофло́т; literally air fleet), is the Russian national airline and the biggest carrier in Russia. ... Dalavia Far East Airways (IATA code H8) is an airline based in Khabarovsk, Russia. ... Domodedovo Airlines is an airline based in Moscow, Russia. ... S7 Airlines B737 at Tolmachevo S7 Airlines is an airline based in Novosibirsk, Russia. ...

External link

  • World Aero Data airport information for UHMM


 

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