Provideniya Bay Airport
Provideniya Bay Airport Аэропорт «Бухта Провидения» | |||||||||||
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AMSL 72 ft / 22 m | | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 64°22′42″N 173°14′36″W / 64.37833°N 173.24333°W | ||||||||||
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Provideniya Bay Airport (
Military history
In 1954, an 8,200 ft (2,500 m) hard surface runway capable of supporting a fighter regiment and jet bomber deployments was constructed.[1] This attracted the interest of the US intelligence community as Provideniya was the closest Soviet military airfield to the United States.[1] By 1964, at least three S-75 Dvina (SA-2) surface-to-air missile sites were identified surrounding the airfield.[2][3]
529th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO, part of 25th Air Defence Division,
Civilian history
This airport was famous for the 1988 flight of Alaska Airlines known as the Friendship Flight at that time, as well as a similar Bering Air flight in May of the same year.
On 25 July 2005, a Swedish Airforce
The airport itself and the surrounding towns are not accessible to foreigners without a special permit from the Russian government.
Airlines and destinations
Chukotavia operates infrequent service to the regional capital
.Bering Air operates chartered tourist flights several times a year using small aircraft such as Beechcraft 1900 and CASA C-212 Aviocar.
Airlines | Destinations |
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Chukotavia | Anadyr |
References
- ^ a b THE SOVIET ARCTIC, CIA-RDP79T01018A000300010001-0, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, July 1, 1959.
- ^ CABLE TO DIRNSA FROM NPIC, CIA-RDP78B04558A001100040033-0, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, April 7, 1964.
- ^ SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE (SAM) INSTALLATION SERIES, CIA-RDP78T05439A000400300013-4, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, November 1, 1964.
- ^ http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/iap/529iap.htm
- ^ CABLE TO DIRNSA FROM NPIC, CIA-RDP78B04558A001600040006-5, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, October 29, 1966.
- ^ Beringia 2005 expedition Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bering Air Alaska Archived 2014-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Flying to Russia on the New VFR Route - A General Guide - Federal Aviation Administration / Alaskan Region
- FAA description of the B369 VFR route Nome-Provideniya
- Swedish C130 at Provideniya Bay Airport