Tiksi Airport

IATA IKSICAO UESTMedium airport

Tiksi Airport is a medium airport near Tiksi in Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia. It is listed as IATA IKS and ICAO UEST. The airport is located at 71.6977° / 128.9030° at an elevation of 8 m (26 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,001 m. The nearest airport is Tiksi West Air Base, 7.7 km (5 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Tiksi Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Tiksi Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`IKS`
ICAO code	`UEST`
Identifier	`UEST`
Type	Medium airport
City	Tiksi
Region	Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
Country	Russia
Coordinates	71.69770, 128.90300
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	71° 41′ 51.72″ N 128° 54′ 10.80″ E
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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Headlamp
Remote places without street lighting – light on your head helps.
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The destination uses socket types C/F at 230 V – the right adapter keeps everything charged.
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Russian phrasebook
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