Mirny Airport (; , Mièrinèï Aeroporta) is an airport in Yakutia, Russia, located east of the mining town of Mirny. It handles medium-sized aircraft and supports 24-hour flight operations. Mirny airport serves as a diversion airport on Polar route 3. The airport is home base for Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise. 329,446 passengers were transited by this airport in 2017.
The airport is home to the 17th Independent Transport Aviation Squadron of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents On 1 November 2009, an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo jet of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs crashed shortly after take-off from Mirny airport, killing all 11 people on board. It was on a repositioning flight to Irkutsk Airport after delivering cargo to Mirny. The Il-76 banked to the right and crashed into the ground near the Mir mine.Berry, Lynn for Associated Press. "Russian military cargo plane crashes on takeoff, killing all 11 crew members on board" . Dailypress.com, 1 November 2009.
See also
List of airports in Russia List of military airbases in Russia
References
External links
Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise Mirny Airport (Аэропорт Мирный) at Russian Airports Database
Historical Weather Records for Mirny Accident history for MJZ at Aviation Safety Network Airport Mirny Aviateka.Handbook