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Moma Airport

Khonuu, Russia

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ICAO

UEMA

Elevation

656 ft

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Location

Khonuu · SA · Russia

Connectivity

2 routes · 1 destinations

Position

66.451°, 143.262° · 656 ft elev.

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Remote Arctic airfield serving the isolated Moma district.

Location

Khonuu, Russia

Moma Airport (IATA: MQJ, ICAO: UEMA) is a small regional airport serving the settlement of Khonuu in the Moma District of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. Located in one of the most remote and sparsely populated regions on Earth, it provides a critical air link for communities that have no practical road or rail connections. The airport operates in an extreme subarctic climate, with temperatures dropping well below -50°C in winter, placing significant demands on aircraft operations and ground equipment. Air transport is essentially the only reliable year-round means of reaching this area, making the airport vital for residents, supply deliveries, and emergency services. Flight services are limited, typically operated by small regional carriers using turboprop aircraft suited to short, unpaved or gravel runways common in remote Siberian and Far Eastern Russian locations.

Terminals

The airport has minimal terminal infrastructure consistent with a very small remote airstrip serving a handful of scheduled flights per week.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options from the airport are extremely limited, with no public transit system; local vehicles provide the only connection to Khonuu village.

Airlines here

Regional services have historically been operated by airlines such as Polar Airlines (a subsidiary of Yakutia Airlines), connecting Khonuu to Yakutsk and other regional hubs.

Notable facts

›Khonuu is one of the coldest inhabited places on Earth, affecting airport operations year-round.
›The airport serves a district with a population of only a few thousand people spread across vast territory.
›No paved road connects Moma District to the wider Russian road network, making air access critical.
›The Moma River and surrounding terrain make the area prone to spring flooding, which can affect ground access.
›Aircraft must be specially winterized to operate reliably in the extreme cold of this region.

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Airlines serving this airport

Piedmont Airlines (1948-1989)

Sun Air (Fiji)

Aircompany Yakutia

Routes

MQJ → YKSPI · AN4

MQJ → YKSR3 · A40

Aircraft operating here

Antonov AN-241 routes Antonov AN-1401 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Moma Airport is an airport in Sakha Republic, Russia, located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of Khonuu, Momsky District. It handles small transport aircraft and contains an extremely small layout.

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Moma Airport

Airport in Russia

Moma Airport is an airport in Sakha Republic, Russia, located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of Khonuu, Momsky District. It handles small transport aircraft and contains an extremely small layout.

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