UHMA
Ugolny Yuri Ryktheu Airport
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Name
Ugolny Yuri Ryktheu Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
UHMA / DYR / UHMA
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
3:26 pm (ANAT)
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Municipality
Anadyr
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Coordinates
64° 44′ 5″ N 177° 44′ 27″ E
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Elevation
194 ft (59 m MSL)
About Ugolny Yuri Ryktheu Airport
Ugolny Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Угольный) (also Leninka, Ugolnyye Kopi, Ugolnoye) (IATA: DYR, ICAO: UHMA) is a mixed-use military and civil airfield in the Russian Far East located 11 km east of Anadyr, separated from the town by the waters of Anadyrsky Liman. The airfield was originally constructed in the 1950s as a staging base for Long Range Aviation bombers such as the Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-22M. During the Cold War years it became the primary hub for civilian flights in the Chukotka region.
In May 2019, the airport was named in honor of the Chukchi writer Yuri Rytkheu.