Iultin Airport
Iul'tin, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
RU-0053 is the ICAO airport code for Iultin Airport, located in Iul'tin, Russia. The airport is classified as a Closed Airport. It operates in the Asia/Anadyr timezone at an elevation of 98 ft (30 m) above sea level.
About Iultin Airport
Wikipedia ↗Iultin was an urban-type settlement in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, part of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. As of 2010 the area is uninhabited. At its peak in 1989 it had a population of 5,301 (1989 Soviet census). The settlement was established to house the workers and administrative staff of the tin and tungsten mines, with transport connections with the port, Egvekinot being constructed by Gulag prisoners. The settlement was abolished in 1995, when mining activities became no longer profitable.
Location
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- ICAO Code
- RU-0053
- Type
- Closed Airport
- City
- Iul'tin
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
- Timezone
- Asia/Anadyr
- Local Time
- —
- Elevation
- 98 ft (30 m)
- Coordinates
- 67.9115°N, 178.6720°W