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Burevestnik Airport

Kurilsk, Russia

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UHSB

Elevation

79 ft

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The Essence of Burevestnik Airport

BVV

Location

Kurilsk · SAK · Russia

Connectivity

1 routes · 1 destinations

Position

44.920°, 147.622° · 79 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

e-Visa (select countries), Embassy visas

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Remote gateway to the Kuril Islands of Russia's Far East.

Location

Kurilsk, Russia

Burevestnik Airport (IATA: BVV, ICAO: UHSB) is a small regional airport located on Iturup Island, the largest of the Kuril Islands chain in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast. It serves the town of Kurilsk and provides essential air connectivity to this geographically isolated island territory in the North Pacific Ocean. The airport operates limited scheduled services, primarily connecting Iturup Island with Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on Sakhalin Island. Due to the remote and strategically sensitive nature of the Kuril Islands, the airport has historically been associated with Russian military presence alongside its civilian operations. Weather conditions in the region, including frequent fog, strong winds, and harsh winters, often disrupt flight schedules, making air transport both critical and challenging for the local population.

Terminals

The airport has a basic, small-scale terminal facility typical of remote Russian regional airports with minimal passenger amenities.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between the airport and Kurilsk is limited to road connections, with local taxis and informal arrangements being the primary options.

Airlines here

Aurora Airlines, a subsidiary of Aeroflot operating in Russia's Far East, provides scheduled service connecting Burevestnik to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Notable facts

›Located on Iturup Island, the largest island in the Kuril chain.
›The Kuril Islands are subject to a long-standing territorial dispute between Russia and Japan.
›The airport has a runway capable of handling turboprop and small jet aircraft.
›Severe weather frequently causes flight delays and cancellations.
›The facility serves both civilian and military purposes given the strategic importance of the Kuril Islands.

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BVV → UUSHZ · DH8

Aircraft operating here

DH81 routes

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The Japan Times· 2/3/2018

Hopes wither for World War II peace treaty as Russian military muscles onto Kurils

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Burevestnik Airport

Military air base on Itrup, Kuril Islands

Burevestnik is a military air base on Iturup Island, Russia, establishing Soviet/Russian presence on the disputed South Kuril Islands with the largest airfield in the region. It is also the former Soviet Union's most remote interceptor base. An Army helicopter combat support squadron was also…

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