Susuman Airport
| Susuman | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: UHMH | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Susuman | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,129 ft / 649 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 62°46′0″N 148°8′48″E / 62.76667°N 148.14667°ECoordinates: 62°46′0″N 148°8′48″E / 62.76667°N 148.14667°E | ||||||||||
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Airport's control tower, converted to an Orthodox church
Susuman Airport (ICAO: UHMH) is a minor airport built 2 km south of Susuman in Magadan Oblast, Russia during World War II for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.[1] The airport closed about 1998 and the control tower were converted to an Orthodox church and the airport's main building to a monastery.
The airport reopened in 2012 serving 4 flights a week to Magadan's Sokol Airport.[2]
References
- ↑ Lebedev, Igor Aviation Lend-Lease to Russia Nova Publishers (1997) pp.44-49
- ↑ Magadan Airport Official Site
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