Norilsk/Alykel Норильск Location 35 km W Norilsk Country RU ICAO UOOO Coordinates 69° 18.7' N 87° 20.0' E (69.3117,87.3333) Elevation 175 m (574 ft) Runway 01/19 3441x45 m (11289x148 ft) 032-212°T (CONC) Usage CIV/MIL Comments and history Alykel is the only functional airfield around Norilsk. It handles medium-sized airliners; 24 hour operations. Designated as emergency airfield for cross-polar route. Created in late 1950s, it has been a OGA (Arctic Control Group) facility providing staging for Soviet bombers to reach the U.S. It has also served as an interceptor airfield, operated by 57 IAP flying at least 24 Su-15TM aircraft in 1991.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=69.3117,87.3333&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=69.3117,87.3333&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=69.3117,87.3333 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=69.3117,87.3333&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=69.3117,87.3333 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=69.3117&lon=87.3333&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=69.3117_N_87.3333_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: CAICA, Department of Defense / Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) Elevation data: Department of Defense / Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) Runway data: Department of Defense / Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) ICAO identifier assignment: CAICA, Department of Defense / Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved