Nogliki Airport Explained

Nogliki Airport
Nativename:Аэропорт Ноглики
Iata:NGK
Icao:UHSN
Lid:НГЛ
Type:Public
City-Served:Nogliki
Elevation-F:98
Elevation-M:30
Metric-Elev:y
Coordinates:51.7839°N 143.1417°W
Pushpin Map:Russia Sakhalin Oblast#Russia
Pushpin Label:NGK
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-F:5,741
R1-Length-M:1,750
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Metric-Rwy:y
Footnotes:Source: Great Circle Mapper[1]

Nogliki Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Ноглики, ) is an airport serving Nogliki in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. Following upgrades by oil and gas companies working on projects in the region, the airport opened to the public in 2004. It is served by the airline Aurora as of December 2017.

History

After obtaining temporary approval from regional authorities, the Nogliki airport opened for public use in October 2004. ExxonMobil and Sakhalin Energy, oil and gas companies working on projects in the region, had upgraded the airport.[2] [3] Sakhalin Energy stated that it spent about US$19 million on the upgrade works. The federal government revoked the approval in 2005, closing the airport to fixed-wing aircraft although helicopters could still land. The airport has since reopened to all aircraft.

Infrastructure

The Nogliki airport has one runway, which measures 1750x.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NGK - Nogliki [Nogliki Airport], SAK, RU - Airport ]. Great Circle Mapper . 30 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161230035007/http://www.gcmap.com/airport/NGK . 30 December 2016.
  2. Regional Influence in Oil and Gas Development: A Case Study of Sakhalin . January 2008 . Rowe, Elana . . 33 . 19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160207111525/http://www.css.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/pdfs/RAD-33.pdf . 7 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Sakhalin II: A summary of social performance . . June 2006 . 30 December 2016 . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161230055322/http://www.sakhalinenergy.com/media/user/libraryeng/socialstake/sustainablereports/SEIC_Social_Performance_Summary.pdf . 30 December 2016.