Lensk Airport

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Lensk Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Lensk
Location Lensk, Russia
Elevation  AMSL 801 ft / 244 m
Coordinates 60°43′14″N114°49′33″E / 60.72056°N 114.82583°E / 60.72056; 114.82583 Coordinates: 60°43′14″N114°49′33″E / 60.72056°N 114.82583°E / 60.72056; 114.82583
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Location of the airport in the Sakha Republic
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Sources: Great Circle Mapper [1]

Lensk Airport( IATA : ULK, ICAO : UERL) is a public airport near Lensk in Russia. [2] It works as focus city for Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise.

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Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise Irkutsk, Yakutsk
IrAero Irkutsk
Polar Airlines Irkutsk, Yakutsk
Yakutia Airlines Bratsk, Irkutsk, Yakutsk

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References

  1. Airport information for Lensk Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Lensk Airport profile. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  3. "UTair helicopter crashes in Russia's Far East, killing 4". BNO News. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2012.