Kupol Airport is an airport which services the eponymously named gold and silver mine, which is one of the largest gold and silver mines in the

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. It was built by the

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. It is used to support the needs of its enterprise's operations in the Anadyr region of the

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(400 km northwest of the city of

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). The nearest village is Ilirney, located 96 km from airport.

Climate

The

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is placed in the permafrost zone with a

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. The cold season lasts about 8 months.

Facilities

The airport only operates based on its scheduled flights. It is able to handle aircraft such as the Bombardier Q Series,

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, and

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s of all types. File:AN-74TK-100 landing at Kupol airport.jpg,

An-74 The Antonov An-74 (NATO reporting name: Coaler) is a Soviet/Ukrainian transport aircraft developed by Antonov. It is a variant of the An-72. The An-72 and An-74 get their nickname, , from the large engine intake ducts, which resemble the oversi ...

landing File:IrAero Antonov An-24 (RA-46846) at Kupol Airport.jpg,

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Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

* On 7 March 2019, a Bombardier DHC 8-Q400 run by

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, en route from

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, rolled off the

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at 12:30 pm, damaging the runway's light-signaling equipment. On board, there were 68 passengers and 5 crew members. There were no injuries, and the airplane received minimal damage. The lights were replaced the same day and the airport remained functional.

References

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