Orsk Airport
Airport in Orsk, Russia
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Orsk Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Орск) (IATA: OSW, ICAO: UWOR) is an international airport[1] in Russia located 16 km (10 mi) south of Orsk. It services medium-sized airliners. The terminal building is located around 3 km from the border to Kazakhstan, with some equipment located in Kazakhstan.[citation needed]
Orsk Airport Аэропорт Орск | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | FSUE "Orenburg Airlines" | ||||||||||
| Serves | Orsk | ||||||||||
| Location | Orsk, Russia | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1958 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 909 ft (277 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°4′18″N 58°35′48″E | ||||||||||
| Website | http://aviaorsk.ru | ||||||||||
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  OSW Location of airport in Orenburg Oblast | |||||||||||
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History
The airport was established in 1958.[2]
On 9 April 1960 this was a refueling stop for Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 fighter jets from Sverdlovsk attempting to intercept one of Gary Powers' U-2 flights, however one of the MiG-19s crashed on approach to Orsk.[3]
The modern airport building was built in 1982 and the modern artificial runway was laid in 1987.[2]
The airport was the destination of Saratov Airlines Flight 703, which crashed killing 71 people in February 2018.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroflot | Moscow–Sheremetyevo[5] |
| Ikar | Saint Petersburg Seasonal: Sochi[6] |
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