UERP
Polyarny Airport
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Name
Polyarny Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
UERP / PYJ / UERP
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
1:47 am (YAKT)
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Municipality
Yakutia
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Coordinates
66° 24′ 1″ N 112° 1′ 47″ E
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Elevation
1’673 ft (510 m MSL)
About Polyarny Airport
Polyarny Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Полярный) (IATA: PYJ, ICAO: UERP) (also Udachnaya or Poliarny) is an airport in Yakutia, Russia, located 1 km west of Novy and about 12 km west of Udachny. It services all types of aircraft. The airfield is built on a 4000 x 190 m gravel base, with the first 100 m of runway unusable for takeoff. It is designated as an emergency airfield for cross-polar airline traffic between North America and Asia.