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Utrenniy Airport

Arctic LNG 2 project - Utrenneye gas field, Russia

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RU-0717

Elevation

207 ft

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Location

Arctic LNG 2 project - Utrenneye gas field · YAN · Russia

Position

71.011°, 74.260° · 207 ft elev.

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Remote Arctic airstrip serving the Utrenneye LNG megaproject.

Location

Gydan Peninsula, Russia

Utrenniy Airport is a remote industrial airstrip located at the Utrenneye gas field on the Gydan Peninsula in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It was constructed to support the Arctic LNG 2 project, a major liquefied natural gas development led by NOVATEK, providing essential air access for workers and equipment in an area with no road connections. The airport operates primarily as a fly-in/fly-out facility for shift workers and project personnel, given the extreme Arctic conditions and the complete absence of traditional ground transport infrastructure in the region. Its operations are tightly linked to the construction and eventual production phases of the Arctic LNG 2 plant.

Terminals

The facility consists of basic industrial aviation infrastructure designed for workforce rotation flights rather than commercial passenger service.

Getting to & from

There is no road or rail connection to the site; air transport is the primary means of access to the remote Arctic facility.

Airlines here

No commercial airlines operate scheduled services; flights are charter-based, primarily serving NOVATEK and its contractors.

Notable facts

›Located on the Gydan Peninsula in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, one of Russia's most remote Arctic regions.
›Serves the Arctic LNG 2 project, one of the world's largest LNG developments, led by NOVATEK.
›Designed exclusively for industrial/workforce rotation operations with no public commercial service.
›The surrounding region experiences extreme Arctic conditions, with temperatures dropping well below -40°C in winter.
›Has no IATA code, reflecting its non-commercial, project-specific nature.

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Latest news

LNG Prime· 6/17/2021

Novatek says first plane lands at Arctic LNG 2 airport

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Utair Plane Hits Fence On Approach; Lands Short of Russian Airport

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Daily Mirror· 6/15/2024

Miracle survival for 41 on stricken plane that broke in two during Arctic crash landing

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Chilling pics show plane snapped in two after horror crash as 41 people survived

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Must Share News· 6/16/2024

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About on Wikipedia

Utrenny Airport

Airport in Tyumen, Russia

Utrenny Airport is an airport in the Tazovsky District, Tyumen Oblast, Russia. The airport serves Arctic LNG 2, a liquefied natural gas project run by Novatek, allowing for both personnel and cargo to be delivered to the project facilities by aircraft.

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