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Palana Airport is a remote airfield on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east, serving the small town of Palana in Kamchatka Krai. It handles only light transport aircraft on regional services, and its single runway and lack of published radio infrastructure reflect its isolated, sparsely served character.
Palana Airport is a small public airfield in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, situated close to the town of Palana on the remote western coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. It has historically been served by Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise, operating small transport aircraft such as the Antonov An-28 and An-26 on regional links to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. For a simulator pilot, its appeal lies in the stark, isolated Kamchatka setting rather than in any complex infrastructure.
The airfield lies a few kilometres from the town of Palana, on the western side of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Kamchatka Krai, in Russia's far eastern region. It is a remote, standalone aerodrome with no other airports in close proximity, reflecting the sparse aviation network across this part of Kamchatka.
Palana has a single physical runway, 11/29, measuring 4,818 feet with a hard surface. There is no ILS installed, so any approach must be flown visually or using non-precision means.
No communications frequencies are published for Palana Airport, and there is no ILS or other instrument approach aid installed at the field. Pilots planning a visit should expect the airfield to operate without a dedicated air traffic control frequency.
Palana Airport has long served as the air link for the town of Palana on Kamchatka's western coast, handling small transport aircraft operated by Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise. The airfield's history includes two serious accidents on the route from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: on 12 September 2012 an Antonov An-28 operating as Flight 251 crashed while approaching Palana, killing ten of the fourteen people aboard, and on 6 July 2021 an Antonov An-26, also operating as Flight 251, crashed into a steep coastal cliff on approach to the airport, killing all 28 occupants.
Palana continues to function as a small regional airfield servicing light transport aircraft, historically operated by Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise on flights to and from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Facilities are minimal, in keeping with its remote location, and no instrument landing system is available.