Wooden Airports in Russia:Seymchan Airport (Seymchan, Magadan Oblast).This airport opened in 1944 fo

Wooden Airports in Russia:Seymchan Airport (Seymchan, Magadan Oblast).This airport opened in 1944 for ALSIB, the Soviet section ofthe Alaska-Siberia air route that was part of the WW2 Lend-LeaseProgram.  This is the only ALSIB airport still in operation today. Passengers can take a plane from Seymchan to Magadan (the capital ofthe oblast), and there are charter flights for geologists.Solovki Airport (Solovetsky Islands, Arkhangelsk Oblast).The airport was built before WW2, and was used by the Soviet Air Force during the war.  During the winter, the airport is theonly connection between the Solovetsky Islands and the outside world(as the ferries only run in summer), but even then it depends onweather conditions.The airport can be reached on foot, and is located near theSolovetsky Monastery.  There are flights from Arkhangelsk severaltimes a week, and additional flights from Murmansk in the summer.Mezen Airport (Mezen, Arkhangelsk Oblast).Mezen Airport was originally a weather station (built in 1883),operating under the authority of the Russian Geographical Society,but in practice run by single individuals.  Observations suitable foraviation began in 1939, and from 1942, the weather station was usedto support flights.The airport is reached by the town’s only bus.  It has severalflights each week to Arkhangelsk (capital of the oblast), as well asto the remote settlements of Koyda, Moseyevo and Safonovo.Airport at Letnyaya Zolotitsa (Arkhangelsk Oblast).Letnyaya Zolotitsa is a small Pomor settlement on the coast of theWhite Sea, with a population of 158 in 2010.  It has had its own airport since the 1960s.  Flightsleave to Arkhangelsk twice a week, but the settlement can also bereached by sea in the summer.  Close to the village is a rockery ofGreenland seals.Belaya Gora Airport (Sakha Republic).This airport has a year-round direct air connection with Yakutsk, theregional capital of the Sakha Republic; it also has flights toneighbouring remote settlements.  The settlement of Belaya Gora(“White Mountain”) is situated on the right bank of the IndigirkaRiver.Olenyok Airport (Sakha Republic).This is another regional airport operated by a Yakut village.  It hasregular flights to Yakutsk and other remote settlements in theregion.  The airport is located in the village, within walkingdistance of the centre. -- source link
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