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.