Plekhanovo Airport is an airport in Tyumen Oblast,

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located 4 km west of

Tyumen Tyumen ( ; rus, Тюмень, p=tʲʉˈmʲenʲ, a=Ru-Tyumen.ogg) is the administrative center and largest city of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is situated just east of the Ural Mountains, along the Tura River. Fueled by the Russian oil and gas indu ...

. 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 Roshchino International Airport is an airport in Tyumen Oblast, Russia located 13 km west of the city of Tyumen. History The need for a new airport in the region was growing as oil industry was developing fast. There was a need for airp ...

. 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. In 2021, a proposal was approved to finance the construction of a residential area around the Plekhanovo airtport using infrastructure bonds.

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Airports built in the Soviet Union Airports in Tyumen Oblast {{Russia-airport-stub