Drilling Rig 363/2 Helipad

Operational Decommissioning. This was not a public airport but a temporary, private helipad serving a mobile oil or gas drilling rig. It 'closed' because the drilling project at this coordinate concluded, and the rig was moved to a new location or decommissioned. This is a standard operational procedure in the resource extraction industry, not a closure due to economic failure, accident, or military conversion in the traditional sense.

The site is now an empty location in the Siberian taiga. Once a drilling rig is moved, the temporary helipad, which may have been a simple cleared and flattened area, is abandoned. There are no remaining structures, markings, or infrastructure. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows a remote, forested area with possible faint traces of past industrial activity, but it has largely returned to its natural state.

The helipad's significance was purely logistical and industrial. Located in a remote area of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), it was a critical point for helicopter operations supporting 'Drilling Rig 363/2'. Operations would have included transporting personnel (crew changes), delivering essential supplies and spare parts, and providing a staging point for medical or emergency evacuations. The helicopters, likely types such as the Mil Mi-8/Mi-17, were the primary lifeline connecting the remote rig to regional supply bases.

Zero. There are no plans to reopen this specific helipad, as its designation (RU-10034) was tied to a specific, non-permanent industrial operation. A new helipad could be established in the vicinity if future exploration or drilling projects are initiated in the area, but it would be a new facility with a new designation.