Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport Explained

Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport
Nativename-A:Russian: Аэропорт Ульяновск-Восточный
Hub:Volga-Dnepr Airlines
Iata:ULY
Icao:UWLW
Type:Public
Location:Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia
Metric-Elev:y
Elevation-M:77
Coordinates:54.3994°N 48.8011°W
Website:Russian
Image Mapsize:300
Image Map Caption:Ulyanovsk Oblast in Russia
Pushpin Map:Russia Ulyanovsk Oblast
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in the Ulyanovsk Oblast
Pushpin Label:ULY
Pushpin Label Position:top
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:02/20
R1-Length-M:5,000
R1-Surface:Reinforced Concrete
Footnotes:Sources: Russian AIP, WAD,[1] GCM, STV

Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (sometimes referred to as Ul'yanovsk or Ulyanovsk Northeast) is an airport in Russia located northeast of Ulyanovsk in Russia. Its runway is tied with Shigatse Peace Airport in China as the longest public use runway in the world with a length of . The runway is also the widest, with a total width of about . The airport also features a very long taxiway that connects to the local Aviastar plant. This airport is mainly a cargo airport. It was founded in 1983 as a test site for the neighbouring Aviastar plant. It is a base for Volga-Dnepr Airlines. Also located here is Aviastar-SP, the manufacturer of the Antonov An-124 and Tupolev Tu-204.

From 1995-98 the 235th Independent Military Transport Aviation Regiment was located on the field with Ilyushin Il-76 and Antonov An-22 aircraft.[2]

In March 2012, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov offered Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport for NATO use as a hub for non-lethal cargo and for ferrying personnel.[3]

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  1. Web site: usurped. Airport information for UWLW. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=UWLW. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/tap/235vtap.htm
  3. http://en.gazeta.ru/news/2012/03/14/a_4091529.shtml "Ulyanovsk will become a hub for NATO soldiers and cargo", en.Gazeta, March 15, 2012.