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Seymchan Airport

Coordinates: 62°55′12″N 152°25′19″E / 62.92000°N 152.42194°E / 62.92000; 152.42194
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Seymchan Airport

Аэропорт Сеймчан
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationSeymchan (urban-type settlement)
Elevation AMSL679 ft / 207 m
Coordinates62°55′12″N 152°25′19″E / 62.92000°N 152.42194°E / 62.92000; 152.42194
Map
Seymchan Airport is located in Magadan Oblast
Seymchan Airport
Seymchan Airport
Location in Magadan Oblast
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,315 1,620 Asphalt

Seymchan Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Сеймчан) (ICAO: UHMS) is an airport in Magadan Oblast, Russia, located two kilometers southeast of Seymchan.

The runway is well-maintained. The facility is marked as military on some US DoD charts.

Airlines and Destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
SiLA Airlines Magadan

Commercial trips by helicopter are made from this airport to arranged destinations in the wilderness, for example, for hunters.

History

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Seymchan Airport connected Zyryanka West Airport (UESU) to Oymyakon on the ALSIB Alaska-Siberian air route during the World War II Lend-Lease program.

Incidents and accidents

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Commercial flights from Seymchan to nearby remote areas using the local forest fire protection service's Mi-8 helicopters are routine.

  • On 15 September 2007, one such flight crashed on the Suruktash mountain while on its way to deliver paying passengers to the vicinity of the Burgali river. 6 people died, and one, the craft's commander, survived with severe burns. The wreck and the survivor were spotted by another Mi-8, and the victim was flown to Seymchan for transport to a hospital.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Missing Mi-8 crashed in Magadan region, six die"[permanent dead link], ITAR-TASS News Agency, 16 September 2007. Accessed 2007-09-16.