Markovo Airport

Markovo Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Марково) (IATA: KVM) is an airport located in Markovo, in the Chukotka autonomous district of Russia. Starting in the 1940s, Markovo was one of eight stops on the backbone Aeroflot passenger route from Moscow to Anadyr.^[3]

Markovo Airport Аэропорт Марково
IATA: KVM ICAO: UHMO LID: МКО
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Coordinates	64°39′55″N 170°24′51″E
Maps
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia
KVM Location of the airport in the Chukotka district
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 2,400 7,874 gravel
Sources: GCM[1] STV[2]

Military history

By 1951, US intelligence reported that an airfield for Tupolev Tu-4 bombers was being constructed at Markovo.^[4][5] However the Soviet Union chose instead to build several bomber staging bases along the northern coast, which could be better supplied by the Northern Sea Route. US intelligence continued to monitor Markovo as a possible Tupolev Tu-22M (Backfire) staging base as late as 1980.^[6]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Chukotavia	Anadyr