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Amderma Airport

Medium airport Amderma, Russia

Airport in Russia.

IATA AMVICAO ULDDID ULDD

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Overview

Amderma Airport (IATA: AMV, ICAO: ULDD) is a former interceptor base in Arctic Russia, near Novaya Zemlya, located 4 km west of Amderma (Амдерма). It is a simple airfield built on a spit along the ocean, with some tarmac space. The facility's prime purpose was to defend the northern approaches to European Russia. Amderma's significance was driven home during the Cold War years when on 1 June 1960 a MiG-19 from Amderma shot down a Boeing RB-47H that was crossing Cape Kanin Nos.

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Runways

Longest runway

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Elevation

13 ft

Passengers / year

1,476

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