Seymchan Airport
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Seymchan Airport Аэропорт Сеймчан | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Seymchan (urban-type settlement) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 679 ft / 207 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 62°55′12″N 152°25′19″E / 62.92000°N 152.42194°E | ||||||||||
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  Seymchan Airport Location in Magadan Oblast | |||||||||||
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Seymchan Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Сеймчан) (ICAO: UHMS) is an airport in Magadan Oblast, Russia, located two kilometers southeast of Seymchan.
The runway is well-maintained. The facility is marked as military on some US DoD charts.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| SiLA Airlines | Magadan |
Commercial trips by helicopter are made from this airport to arranged destinations in the wilderness, for example, for hunters.
History
Seymchan Airport connected Zyryanka West Airport (UESU) to Oymyakon on the ALSIB Alaska-Siberian air route during the World War II Lend-Lease program.
