Mirny Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Мирный; Yakut: Мирнэй аэропорда) (IATA: MJZ, ICAO: UERR) is an airport in Yakutia, Russia, located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the mining town of Mirny. It handles medium-sized aircraft and supports 24-hour flight operations. Mirny airport serves as a diversion airport on Polar route 3.[3][4] The airport is home base for Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise. 329,446 passengers were transited by this airport in 2017.
Mirny Airport Аэропорт Мирный | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise | ||||||||||
Serves | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia | ||||||||||
Hub for | Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,155 ft / 352 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 62°32′04″N 114°01′20″E / 62.53444°N 114.02222°E | ||||||||||
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Sakha Republic in Russia | |||||||||||
MJZ Location of the airport in the Sakha Republic | |||||||||||
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The airport is home to the 17th Independent Transport Aviation Squadron of the Russian Aerospace Forces.[5]