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Minsk National Airport
International airport in Belarus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Minsk National Airport (formerly known as Minsk-2) (IATA: MSQ, ICAO: UMMS) (Belarusian: Нацыянальны аэрапорт Мінск, [natsɨjaˈnalʲnɨ aeraˈport mʲinsk]; Russian: Национальный аэропорт Минск) is the main international airport in Belarus, located 42 km (26 mi) to the east of the capital Minsk, geographically lying in the territory of Smalyavichy District [en].
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Minsk National Airport Национальный аэропорт Минск Natsional'nyy aeroport Minsk | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Minsk, Belarus | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 July 1983[1] | ||||||||||||||
Hub for | Belavia | ||||||||||||||
Commander | Vyacheslav Khoroneko (head) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | EEST (UTC+03:00) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 204 m / 669 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°52′57″N 28°01′57″E | ||||||||||||||
Website | airport.by | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: ACI's 2014 World Airport Traffic Report. |
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On August 9, 2021, head of the airport Vyacheslav Khoroneko was put in the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List [en] of the USA.[3] He got a punishment as a person who made it possible to land Ryanair Flight 4978 at the airport on May 23, 2021.[4]