Uytash Airport

Makhachkala Uytash Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Махачкала Уйташ) (IATA: MCX, ICAO: URML) is a civil airport located near Makhachkala and Kaspiysk cities. It is named after Amet-khan Sultan, World War II fighter pilot, twice Hero of the Soviet Union. The naming was found controversial by the Crimean Tatars, with whom Amet-khan openly affiliated, as an attempt to detatarize his origins.^[2]

Makhachkala International Airport "Uytash" Махачкалинский международный аэропорт "Уйташ"
IATA: MCX ICAO: URML
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Russian Federation
Operator	Civil Government
Serves	Makhachkala
Location	Makhachkala, Dagestan Republic, Russia
Time zone	Moscow Time (+4)
Elevation AMSL	12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	42°49′00.56″N 047°39′08.26″E
Website	www.mcx.aero
Map
МСХ Location of the airport in Dagestan Show map of Republic of Dagestan МСХ Location of the airport in Russia Show map of European Russia МСХ Location of the airport in Europe Show map of Europe
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 2,640 8,662 Concrete
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 1,290,000
Sources: Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (see also provisional 2018 statistics)[1]

South East Airlines (formerly Dagestan Airlines) had its head office on the property of the airport.^[3][4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroflot	Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Azerbaijan Airlines	Baku
azimuth	Mineralnye Vody, Perm, Sochi[5]
flydubai	Dubai–International
Jazeera Airways	Seasonal charter: Medina
NordStar	Moscow–Domodedovo
Nordwind Airlines	Kazan, Ufa Seasonal: Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Saint Petersburg
Pobeda	Abu Dhabi,[6] Dubai–Al Maktoum,[7] Istanbul,[8] Moscow–Sheremetyevo,[9] Moscow–Vnukovo, Saint Petersburg, Surgut
Red Wings Airlines	Bukhara, Chelyabinsk,[10] Moscow-Zhukovsky,[11] Namangan, Novy Urengoy, Saint Petersburg, Samara,[12] Saratov,[13] Sharjah, Tashkent, Tyumen, Urgench, Yekaterinburg, Yerevan[14]
Rossiya	Saint Petersburg
S7 Airlines	Moscow–Domodedovo
SCAT Airlines	Aqtau
Smartavia	Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Ural Airlines	Moscow–Domodedovo
Utair	Moscow–Vnukovo[15]
Uzbekistan Airways	Tashkent[16]

Accidents and incidents

• On 15 January 2009, 4 people died when two Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft collided and caught fire.
• On 4 December 2010, South East Airlines Flight 372, a Tupolev Tu-154M carrying 160 passengers and 8 crew en route to Makhachkala, crash landed at Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow, due to all engines failing. Two of the 160 passengers died.
• On 29 October 2023, a violent mob stormed the tarmac as a Red Wings Airlines flight from Tel Aviv, Israel arrived. Protestors shouted anti-Israel slogans and attempted to board the plane but were not successful.^[17] Eventually, authorities closed the airport and diverted flights to nearby cities.^[18] This event, sparked by false rumors about the arrival of Israeli refugees,^[19][20] occurred against the backdrop of further anti-Jewish unrest in the North Caucasus. Russian authorities of Dagestan blamed the Morning of Dagestan channel on Telegram, as well as Ukraine and Ilya Ponomarev, for organizing the mob and "destabilising the situation in Dagestan by stirring up interethnic and interreligious hatred come from our enemy, the foes of our country".^[21] Ponomarev denied any connection to the Morning of Dagestan,^[22] while Morning of Dagestan itself attributed the story of their connection to Ponomarev to "FSB mad dogs"^[23] as well as confusion between the Morning of Dagestan channel and Ponomarev's February Morning channel.^[24]

See also

• Russia portal
• Aviation portal

• List of the busiest airports in Russia
• List of the busiest airports in Europe
• List of the busiest airports in the former USSR

References

1. "Объемы перевозок через аэропорты России" [Transportation volumes at Russian airports]. favt.ru (in Russian). Federal Air Transport Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
2. "Страницы крымской истории. Памяти Амет-Хана Султана". Крым.Реалии (in Russian). February 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
3. "Directory: World airlines." Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. 59.
4. "Главная." South East Airlines. Retrieved on 24 June 2010. "Россия, Республика Дагестан, г. Махачкала, аэропорт ."
5. "Azimuth Expands Sochi Network in NS24". AeroRoutes. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
6. Liu, Jim (29 June 2024). "Pobeda Schedules Makhachkala – Abu Dhabi Oct 2024 Launch". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
7. "Pobeda Oct 2023 International Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
8. "Podeba resumes Makhachkala - Istanbul Service From July 2023". AeroRoutes. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
9. "В Шереметьево празднуют "Победу"". kommersant. 8 February 2021.
10. "Рейсы из аэропорта Челябинск в Махачкалу". cekport.ru. Международный аэропорт Челябинск. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
11. Shatilin, Ilya (24 June 2024). "Red Wings запускает 8 новых направлений из Жуковского — FrequentFlyers.ru" (in Russian). FrequentFlyers.ru. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
12. "Самару и Махачкалу свяжут прямые авиарейсы". TACC. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
13. "В аэропорту "Гагарин" открывается регулярный рейс в Махачкалу". gsv.aero. SarAero-Invest JSC. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
14. "Red Wings Adds Makhachkala – Yerevan Service From July 2023". AeroRoutes. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
15. "Utair NS24 Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
16. Ismailov, Kamol (5 September 2024). "Uzbekistan Airways to frequent flights to Russia's Makhachkala". Trend.Az. Trend News Agency. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
17. "Hundreds storm airport in Russia in antisemitic riot over arrival of plane from Israel". AP News. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
18. Josh, Pennington; Pierre, Meilhan; Ehlinger, Maija; Gold, Hadas (30 October 2023). "Anti-Israel mob storms through Russian airport as flight from Tel Aviv lands". CNN. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
19. "Погром в аэропорту Махачкалы. Главное к полудню понедельника: Вечером в воскресенье толпа прорвалась в здание аэропорта Махачкалы, а затем и на летное поле, чтобы не допустить прибытия «беженцев из Израиля». Информация о том, что их якобы собираются поселить в Дагестане, распространялась в местных телеграм-каналах. В итоге были задержаны 60 человек, глава республики обвинил в беспорядках «предателей» и «бандеровцев»" [Pogrom at Makhachkala airport. The main thing by Monday afternoon: On Sunday evening, a crowd broke into the Makhachkala airport building and then onto the airfield to prevent the arrival of “refugees from Israel.” Information that they were allegedly going to be settled in Dagestan was disseminated in local telegram channels. As a result, 60 people were detained; the head of the republic blamed “traitors” and “Bandera supporters” for the unrest.]. BBC (in Russian). 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
20. "Беспорядки в аэропорту Махачкалы. Что стало известно к утру Задержаны 60 человек, пострадали девять полицейских, глава Дагестана обвинил в произошедшем «врагов и бандеровцев»" [Riots at Makhachkala airport. What became known by morning : 60 people were detained, nine police officers were injured, the head of Dagestan blamed “enemies and Bandera” for the incident.]. Meduza (in Russian). 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
21. "Dagestan governor blames Ukraine for inciting pogrom at Makhachkala airport". Novaya Gazeta. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
22. Мухин, Максим (Mukhin, Maxim) (30 October 2023). "Россию ждут выступления русских против мусульман, – "организатор" бунта в Махачкале Илья Пономарев" [Russia is waiting for Russians to protest against Muslims, - Ilya Ponomarev, the “organizer” of the riot in Makhachkala]. Фокус (focus.ua) (in Russian). Kyiv. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
23. "Morning of Dagestan". Telegram. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
24. "Morning of Dagestan". Telegram. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Russian)