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Salekhard Airport (ICAO: USDD, IATA: SLY) is a civilian airfield serving the town of Salekhard in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, sitting close to the Arctic Circle. It hosts a single long instrument runway and functions as a hub for Yamal Airlines as well as a designated emergency diversion field for commercial cross-polar routes.
Salekhard Airport is a civilian airfield handling medium-sized aircraft, located a short distance from the town of Salekhard in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. It serves as a hub for Yamal Airlines and is also designated as an emergency airfield for commercial airliners flying cross-polar routes, giving it a role beyond its regional passenger traffic that will interest simulator pilots flying long-haul polar routings.
The airport lies approximately 7 kilometres north of Salekhard, in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, at coordinates 66.5906N, 66.6111E and an elevation of 190 feet.
Salekhard has a single physical runway, 04/22, measuring 8,867 feet with a hard surface. It is lit and equipped with an ILS, making it usable for instrument approaches in the demanding weather conditions typical of this high-latitude location.
Approach control operates on 120.8 MHz, described as an ASR service, and the tower frequency is 118.6 MHz.
Salekhard Airport is a civilian airfield that has developed into a hub for Yamal Airlines. Its designation as an emergency airfield for commercial airliners on cross-polar routes reflects its strategic position in the Russian Arctic, providing a diversion option for long-haul flights crossing polar airspace.
The airport continues to handle scheduled passenger services, acting as a hub for Yamal Airlines with routes to destinations including Kazan, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow-Domodedovo, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Novosibirsk, Novy Urengoy, Noyabrsk, Omsk, Saint Petersburg, Tyumen, Ufa and Yekaterinburg, with a seasonal service to Sochi. Other carriers using the field include RusLine, serving Khanty-Mansiysk, S7 Airlines to Novosibirsk, and Turukhan Airlines to Tarko-Sale.