Varandey Airport

Varandey Airport
IATA: VRIICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Public
Elevation AMSL 6 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 68°50′52″N 058°11′55″E / 68.84778°N 58.19861°E / 68.84778; 58.19861Coordinates: 68°50′52″N 058°11′55″E / 68.84778°N 58.19861°E / 68.84778; 58.19861
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
Concrete
Sources: AirportNavFinder,[1] DAFIF[2][3]

Varandey Airport (IATA: VRI) is an airport in Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
UTair AviationArkhangelsk

Accidents and incidents

On 16 March 2005, Regional Airlines Flight 9288, an Antonov An-24RV (NATO reporting name "Coke"), crashed on approach to Varandey Airport, killing 28 of the 52 people on board.[4]

References

  1. http://airportnavfinder.com/airport/VRI/
  2. Airport information for VRI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. Airport information for VRI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. Accident report at Aviation Safety Network


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