Mirny Airport (russian: Аэропорт Мирный; sah, Мирнэй аэропорда) is an airport in

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, located east of the mining town of Mirny. It handles medium-sized aircraft and supports 24-hour flight operations. Mirny airport serves as a

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3. The airport is home base for Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise. 329,446 passengers were transited by this airport in 2017. The airport is home to the 17th Independent Transport Aviation Squadron of the

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*On 1 November 2009, an

Ilyushin Il-76 The Ilyushin Il-76 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-76; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a commer ...

cargo jet of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs crashed shortly after take-off from Mirny airport, killing all 11 people on board. It was on a repositioning flight to

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after delivering cargo to Mirny. The Il-76 banked to the right and crashed into the ground near the

Mir mine The Mir mine (russian: кимберлитовая алмазная трубка «Мир» ''kimberlitovaya almaznaya trubka "Mir"''; English: kimberlite diamond pipe "Peace"), also called the Mirny mine, is an open pit diamond mine located in M ...

.Berry, Lynn for Associated Press
"Russian military cargo plane crashes on takeoff, killing all 11 crew members on board"
. Dailypress.com, 1 November 2009.

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