Magas Airport (Russian: Аэропорт "Магас" имени первого Героя России генерала С.С. Осканова[1]), also known as Magas Oskanov Airport or Sleptsovskaya Airport is an airport in the Republic of Ingushetia near Sunzha,[2] 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 as Magas Oskanov Airport, in honour of Soviet General and MiG-29 pilot Sulom-Bek Oskanov.[3]
Magas Airport Аэропорт Магас | |||||||||||||||
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Serves | Magas, Nazran | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,207 ft / 368 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°19′09″N 45°00′47″E / 43.3193°N 45.0130°E | ||||||||||||||
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Services
editMagas 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
editAirlines | Destinations |
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Azimuth | Sochi[4] |
Pobeda | Moscow–Shermetyevo |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FlyAdvisor.ru". www.airpotmagas.ru. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "The airport of Magas in Ingushetia attacked by fire?". Russia-IC. 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ "Ingush leader calls dragging of Magas Airport opening unacceptable - Vestnik Kavkaza". vestnikkavkaza.net. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Azimuth Expands Sochi Network in NS24". AeroRoutes. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
External links
editMedia related to Magas Airport at Wikimedia Commons