Varandey Airport
Varandey Airport | |||||||||||
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IATA: VRI – ICAO: none | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 68°50′52″N 058°11′55″E / 68.84778°N 58.19861°ECoordinates: 68°50′52″N 058°11′55″E / 68.84778°N 58.19861°E | ||||||||||
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Varandey Airport (IATA: VRI) is an airport in Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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UTair Aviation | Arkhangelsk |
Accidents and incidents
On 16 March 2005, Regional Airlines Flight 9288, an Antonov An-24RV (NATO reporting name "Coke"), crashed on approach to Varandey Airport, killing 28 of the 52 people on board.[4]
References
- ↑ http://airportnavfinder.com/airport/VRI/
- ↑ Airport information for VRI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for VRI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ Accident report at Aviation Safety Network
External links
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