Maykop Airport
airport
Maykop Airport (Adyghe: Майкоп Шъо Нэфыхьэр, Russian: Аэропорт «Майкоп») (ICAO: URKM) is a former civilian airport located on the north of Maykop, Russia. It has no solid-surface runway and was licensed for turboprop traffic only. The Khanskaya air base (ICAO: URKH), which has a 2,500 m (8,200 ft) concrete runway, is about 5.2 km (3.2 mi) northwest of Maykop Airport and about 6.0 km (3.7 mi) east of Khanskaya.
Status
Maykop Airport lost certificates for exercise in 2009. Currently unused, the airport is in a dilapidated and ruined state.
In 2025 the airport's land for the runway and most of the taxiway have been sold, and now apartments are being built on the land.
References
External links
Declaration of non usability (in Russian)
"Airport information for URKM" – via Great Circle Mapper.
"Current weather for URKM".
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