USTL
Plekhanovo Airport
VFR
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Name
Plekhanovo Airport
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ICAO / GPS
USTL / USTL
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- Region
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Timezone
8:47 pm (YEKT)
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Municipality
Tyumen
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Coordinates
57° 8′ 40″ N 65° 28′ 10″ E
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Elevation
308 ft (94 m MSL)
About Plekhanovo Airport
Plekhanovo Airport (ICAO: USTL) is an airport in Tyumen Oblast, Russia located 4 km west of Tyumen. A small civilian airport with a parking tarmac, it is one of two airports serving the city of Tyumen, the other being Roshchino International Airport. Plekhanovo Airport is the base for Utair Airlines.
Tyumen is a developing city within Russia. The city's current electrical distribution system does not have capacity to cover all areas of the city. Plans to expand the network include constructing a gas turbine station in western Tyumen that will supply electricity to the Zarechnaya district, and the area surrounding the airport.