Mirny Airport
Encyclopedia
Mirny Airport is an airport in Yakutia, Russia
, located 4 km east of the mining town of Mirny
. It handles medium-sized airliners and supports 24-hour flight operations. Mirny is a designated emergency airfield for the polar route
between North America and Asia. The airport is home base for Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 4 km east of the mining town of Mirny
Mirny, Sakha Republic
Mirny is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located west of Yakutsk on the Irelyakh River . Population: It was founded in 1955 after the discovery of a nearby kimberlite pipe by expedition led by Yuri Khabardin; it has had town status since 1959.The town is served by Mirny Airport.There is a...
. It handles medium-sized airliners and supports 24-hour flight operations. Mirny is a designated emergency airfield for the polar route
Polar route
A polar route refers to an aircraft route across the uninhabited polar ice cap region. The American Federal Aviation Administration defines the North Polar area of operations as the area lying north of 78 deg north latitude , which is entirely north of Alaska and most of Siberia...
between North America and Asia. The airport is home base for Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise
Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise
Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise is an airline from Mirny, Russia. Its bases are at Mirny Airport and Polyarny Airport, with a focus city at Lensk Airport...
.
Airlines and destinations
Incidents and accidents
- On November 1, 2009, an Ilyushin Il-76Ilyushin Il-76The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose four-engined strategic airlifter designed by Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967. Intended as a replacement for the Antonov An-12, the Il-76 was designed for delivering heavy machinery to remote, poorly-serviced areas...
of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs crashed2009 Ilyushin Il-76 crashThe 2009 Ilyushin Il-76 crash occurred on November 1, 2009, when a Ilyushin Il-76 jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Mirny Airport in Yakutia, 150 km southeast of Moscow, killing all 11 crew on board....
soon after take-off from Mirny airport killing all 11 people on board. The plane was not carrying any cargo loads, as it was a repositioning flight to Irkutsk Airport. The Il-76 banked to the right and crashed into the ground near an old diamond mine.
External links
Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise- Mirny Airport (Аэропорт Мирный) at Russian Airports Database
- Historical Weather Records for Mirny