Tynda Sigikta Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Tynda | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,001 ft / 610 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°17′0″N 124°46′42″E / 55.28333°N 124.77833°E / 55.28333; 124.77833 | ||||||||||
 Interactive map of Tynda Sigikta Airport | |||||||||||
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Tynda Sigikta Airport (IATA: TYD, ICAO: UHBW) is an airport in Russia located 16 km north of Tynda. It is an intermediate class of airfield with several large buildings, probably capable of handling jet traffic.[1]
History
The airport started as a standalone runway built during the World War II years, where American planes which flown from Alaska stopped to refuel.
The airport opened in 1965 to the public. On October 26, 1974, regular flights from Komsomolsk-on-Amur over Chegdomyn to Tynda commenced. In 1974, 6,592 used the airport. From 1988 to 1992, the airport terminal was reconstructed to have a capacity of 100 people per hour, along with a ticket hall, snack bar, lounge with 500 seats, lounges, and meteorological services. the runway was then increased to 1923 meters.[2][3]
In 2023, the terminal building was renovated. There are plans to extend the runway.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aurora | Blagoveshchensk,[5] Khabarovsk[6] |
Accidents and incidents
On 24 July 2025, Angara Airlines Flight 2311, an Antonov An-24 arriving from Blagoveshchensk, crashed on approach to Tynda. All 48 people on board were killed.
See also
References
- "Soviet Air Base Survey: Tynda/Sigikta (RU)". www.russianairfields.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- "Официальный сайт Администрации города Тынды". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- "Сайт газеты Амурская правда (архив от 22.03.2006)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- "Тындинский аэропорт преображается в преддверии празднования юбилея БАМа" [Tynda Airport is being transformed ahead of the BAM anniversary celebration]. News of the Amur region (in Russian). 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- "Авиакомпания «Аврора» продолжает полеты по социально значимым рейсам до конца летнего расписания 2026 года из Хабаровска в Зею, Тынду, Ноглики, Шахтерск и из Владивостока в Курильск". flyaurora.ru. Aurora Airlines. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- "«Ангара» третье лето подряд возобновляет полёты из Хабаровска" [Angara resumes flights from Khabarovsk for the third summer in a row]. todaykhv.ru (in Russian). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.