Palana Airport

Not to be confused with Palanan Airport.

Palana Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Палана) (ICAO: UHPL) is an airport in Koryak Okrug, Russia located 4 km west of Palana. It services small transports.

Palana Airport Аэропорт Палана
IATA: none ICAO: UHPL LID: ПАН
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Palana
Elevation AMSL	112 ft / 34 m
Coordinates	59°4′54″N 159°53′18″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 4,724 1,440 Asphalt

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Incidents and accidents

• On 12 September 2012, an An-28 operated by Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise as Flight 251 crashed whilst on a domestic flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana Airport, killing ten of the fourteen people on board.^[1]
• On July 6, 2021, an An-26 of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise, also operating as Flight 251, crashed on approach to Palana Airport into a steep coastal cliff. Wreckage has been found at the cliff site, and floating offshore. There were no survivors among the aircraft's 28 occupants.^[2]

References

1. "RA-28715 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
2. "No survivors from plane crash in Russia's far east, rescue officials say". Reuters. July 6, 2021.

External links

Official website (in Russian)