Magas Airport

Magas Airport
Аэропорт Магас

Magas Airport building
IATA: IGT – ICAO: URMS
Summary
Serves Magas, Nazran
Coordinates 43°19′09″N 45°00′47″E / 43.3193°N 45.0130°E / 43.3193; 45.0130Coordinates: 43°19′09″N 45°00′47″E / 43.3193°N 45.0130°E / 43.3193; 45.0130
Website aeroport-magas.ru

Magas Airport (Russian: Аэропорт "Магас" имени первого Героя России генерала С.С. Осканова[1]), also known as Magas Oskanov Airport or Sleptsovskaya Airport,[2] is an airport in the Republic of Ingushetia near Ordzhonikidzevskaya,[3] serving the capital city of Magas and the largest regional city of Nazran. The name Magas comes from the medieval capital of Alania. The name is translated from Ingush as a Sun City. Prior to 1992 Magas Airport was a Soviet military air base. It is sometimes referred to by the title of Magas Oskanov Airport, in honour of Soviet General and MiG-29 pilot Sulom-Beck Oskanov.[4]

Services

Airport can service Boeing-737-400/500/800, TU-154, IL-76, YAK-42, TU–134, AN–24, AN–12, YAK–40, CRJ-100/200, and helicopters.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Pobeda Moscow-Vnukovo[5]
UTair AviationMoscow-Vnukovo
Seasonal charter: Medina, Jeddah

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.airpotmagas.ru/
  2. ↑ http://www.imperialhouse.ru/eng/allnews/news/2012/3415.html
  3. ↑ "The airport of Magas in Ingushetia attacked by fire?". Russia-IC. 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  4. ↑ http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/economy/57547.html
  5. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/09/02/dp-sep15/

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