Airport type Unknown Elevation AMSL 108 ft / 33 m 5,085 1,550 | 13/31 5,085 Elevation 33 m | |
Operator JSC "Taimyr Air Company" Address Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, 663321 | ||
Valek Airport (Russian: Аэропорт "Валек", Аэропорт "Валёк") (ICAO: UOOW) is a small airport in Krasnoyarsk krai, Russia located 9 km northeast of Norilsk along the Valkovskoye highway (Russian: Вальковское шоссе). The runway lies on the left bank of the Norilsk river. The airport is named for the nearby Valёk river, which is a tributary of the Norilsk river.
Beginning in 1950 to support the industrial giant now known as Norilsk Nickel, the Nadezhda Airport (Russian: аэропорт «Надежда») began as a Class 3 facility in the Civil Air Fleet with a Seaplane Base "Valek".
Small planes, such as the AN-2, AN-3, and similar types, and helicopters of all types are serviced at Valёk. The Taimyr Air Company (Russian: АК Таймыр) services AN-2 , AN-3 , Mi-8 T (Mil Mi-8), and Mi-8 MTV-1 Line (Mil Mi-17).
Both Taymyr Air Company and NordStar are subsidiaries of Norilsk Nickel. On December 1, 2011, Norilsk Nickel announced that Taimyr Air Company will be merged with NordStar.
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