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coolpix22192 · 1 year

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Wooden Airports in Russia:

Seymchan Airport (Seymchan, Magadan Oblast).

This airport opened in 1944 for ALSIB, the Soviet section of the Alaska-Siberia air route that was part of the WW2 Lend-Lease Program. This is the only ALSIB airport still in operation today. Passengers can take a plane from Seymchan to Magadan (the capital of the oblast), and there are charter flights for geologists.

Solovki Airport (Solovetsky Islands, Arkhangelsk Oblast).

The airport was built before WW2, and was used by the Soviet Air Force during the war. During the winter, the airport is the only connection between the Solovetsky Islands and the outside world (as the ferries only run in summer), but even then it depends on weather conditions.

The airport can be reached on foot, and is located near the Solovetsky Monastery. There are flights from Arkhangelsk several times a week, and additional flights from Murmansk in the summer.

Mezen Airport (Mezen, Arkhangelsk Oblast).

Mezen Airport was originally a weather station (built in 1883), operating under the authority of the Russian Geographical Society, but in practice run by single individuals. Observations suitable for aviation began in 1939, and from 1942, the weather station was used to support flights.

The airport is reached by the town's only bus. It has several flights each week to Arkhangelsk (capital of the oblast), as well as to the remote settlements of Koyda, Moseyevo and Safonovo.

Airport at Letnyaya Zolotitsa (Arkhangelsk Oblast).

Letnyaya Zolotitsa is a small Pomor settlement on the coast of the White Sea, with a population of 158 in 2010. It has had its own airport since the 1960s. Flights leave to Arkhangelsk twice a week, but the settlement can also be reached by sea in the summer. Close to the village is a rockery of Greenland seals.

Belaya Gora Airport (Sakha Republic).

This airport has a year-round direct air connection with Yakutsk, the regional capital of the Sakha Republic; it also has flights to neighbouring remote settlements. The settlement of Belaya Gora (“White Mountain”) is situated on the right bank of the Indigirka River.

Olenyok Airport (Sakha Republic).

This is another regional airport operated by a Yakut village. It has regular flights to Yakutsk and other remote settlements in the region. The airport is located in the village, within walking distance of the centre.