Bodaybo Airport Explained

Bodaybo Airport
Iata:ODO
Icao:UIKB
Location:Bodaybo, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Coordinates:57.8664°N 114.2425°W
Pushpin Map:Russia
Pushpin Label:ODO
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport

Bodaybo Airport is a regional airport built in Bodaybo, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, during World War II for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.[1] In 2017 it handled 51,910 passengers.

Notes and References

  1. Lebedev, Igor Aviation Lend-Lease to Russia Nova Publishers (1997) pp.44-49