Zyryanka West Airport Explained

Zyryanka West Airport
Nativename-A:Russian: Аэропорт «Зырянка-Западный»
City-Served:Zyryanka, Verkhnekolymsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia
Metric-Elev:y
Coordinates:65.7383°N 150.7078°W
Image Mapsize:300
Image Map Caption:Sakha Republic in Russia
Pushpin Map:Russia Sakha Republic
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in the Sakha Republic
Pushpin Label:Zyryanka West
Pushpin Label Position:top
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Length-M:1,800
R1-Surface:Concrete

Zyryanka West Airport is an airport in Russia, located west of Zyryanka, Verkhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic of Russia. It was built during World War II for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.[1] It is now barely used, when main Zyryanka Airport cannot be used.

Notes and References

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