🇷🇺 Palana Airport

Palana Airport (ICAO: UHPL) is a public, civilian airport located 4 km west of Palana, Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It is classified as a Class D airfield.

Notable Features and History:

• Runway: The airport has one asphalt runway, 11/29, measuring 1,440 x 28 meters (4,724 x 92 feet). The surface is described as "hard" or "assembled reinforced concrete, PAG-14".
• Aircraft: It is capable of receiving helicopters such as the Mi-2, Mi-8, and Ka-27 (Ka-32), and airplanes including the An-2, An-28, An-38-100, An-24RV, An-26, An-26-100, Yak-40, L-410, and DHC-8-Q400 (with operational limitations).
• Incidents: The airport has been the site of two fatal An-28 and An-26 crashes in 2012 and 2021, respectively, both operated by Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise.

Current Status:

• Operator: The airport is operated by FKP "Airports of Kamchatka".
• Services: It services small transports.
• Hours of Operation: The airport operates from 21:00 to 06:00 UTC on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
• Destinations: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise offers flights to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
• Coordinates and Elevation: Its coordinates are 59°04′55.64″ N, 159°53′28.0″ E, with an elevation of 24.97 meters (82 feet) above mean sea level.

*Sources researched: airkam.ru, en.wikipedia.org, skyvector.com, ourairports.com, eathergraphics.com*