Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport
Cargo airport in Ulyanovsk, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (sometimes referred to as Ul'yanovsk or Ulyanovsk Northeast) (IATA: ULY, ICAO: UWLW) is an airport in Russia located 28 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Ulyanovsk in Russia. Its runway is tied with Shigatse Peace Airport in China as the longest public use runway in the world with a length of 5,000 metres (16,000 ft). The runway is also the widest, with a total width of about 105 metres (344 ft). The airport also features a very long taxiway that connects to the local Aviastar plant. This airport is mainly a cargo airport. It was founded in 1983 as a test site for the neighbouring Aviastar plant. It is a base for Volga-Dnepr Airlines. Also located here is Aviastar-SP, the manufacturer of the Antonov An-124 and Tupolev Tu-204.
Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport Аэропорт Ульяновск-Восточный | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Volga-Dnepr Airlines | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 77 m / 253 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°23′58″N 048°48′04″E | ||||||||||
| Website | Russian | ||||||||||
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 Ulyanovsk Oblast in Russia | |||||||||||
  ULY Location of the airport in the Ulyanovsk Oblast | |||||||||||
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From 1995-98 the 235th Independent Military Transport Aviation Regiment was located on the field with Ilyushin Il-76 and Antonov An-22 aircraft.[4]
In March 2012, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov offered Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport for NATO use as a hub for non-lethal cargo and for ferrying personnel.[5]
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