Severny Airport (russian: Аэропорт "Северный", English: Northern airport) was a small

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in northern part of

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. Opened in 1929, it was the only airport in Novosibirsk until

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opened in 1957. JSC "Novosibirsk Air Enterprise" was the main airline operating out of this airport, serving regional routes by

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An-24 The Antonov An-24 (Russian/Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-24) ( NATO reporting name: Coke) is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport/passenger aircraft designed in 1957 in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau and manufactured by Kyiv, Irk ...

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, and

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aircraft. Following the second bankruptcy of Novosibirsk Air Enterprise (after which the airline ceased operations) in 2010, the airport closed in February 2011. As of 2015, part of its airfield is used as a heliport for local police helicopters and a nearby aircraft maintenance facility.

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Novosibirsk Air Enterprise website
Defunct airports Airports built in the Soviet Union Buildings and structures in Novosibirsk Airports in Novosibirsk Oblast Zayeltsovsky City District, Novosibirsk Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Novosibirsk Oblast {{Russia-airport-stub