Magas Airport (Russian: Аэропорт "Магас" имени первого Героя России генерала С.С. Осканова[1]), also known as Magas Oskanov Airport or Sleptsovskaya Airport is an airport in the Republic of Ingushetia near Sunzha,[2] serving the capital city of Magas and the largest regional city of Nazran. The name Magas comes from the medieval capital of Alania. The name is translated from Ingush as a Sun City. Prior to 1992, Magas Airport was a Soviet military air base. It is sometimes referred to as Magas Oskanov Airport, in honour of Soviet General and MiG-29 pilot Sulom-Bek Oskanov.[3]
Magas Airport Аэропорт Магас | |||||||||||||||
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 Magas Airport building | |||||||||||||||
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| Serves | Magas, Nazran | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,207 ft / 368 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°19′09″N 45°00′47″E / 43.3193°N 45.0130°E | ||||||||||||||
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Services
Magas Airport can service Boeing-737-400/500/800, TU-154, IL-76, YAK-42, TU–134, AN–24, AN–12, YAK–40, CRJ-100/200, and helicopters.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azimuth | Sochi[4] |
| Pobeda | Moscow–Shermetyevo |
| Red Wings Airlines | Saint Petersburg Seasonal: Samara |
| Severstal Avia | Seasonal: Petrozavosk (begins 10 July 2024)[5] |
See also
References
External links
Media related to Magas Airport at Wikimedia Commons