Orsk Airport

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Orsk Airport
Аэропорт Орск
IATA: OSW - ICAO: UWOR
Summary
Airport type public
Operator FSUE "Orenburg Airlines"
Serves Orsk
Elevation AMSL 909 ft (277 m)
Coordinates 51°4′18″N, 058°35′48″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
07/25 9,550 2,911 {{{runway_surface}}}

Orsk Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Орск) (IATA: OSW, ICAO: UWOR) is an airport in Russia located 16 km south of Orsk. It services medium-sized airliners. On 9 April 1960 this was a refueling stop for MiG-19 fighter jets from Sverdlovsk attempting to intercept one of Gary Powers' U-2 flights, however one of the MiG-19s crashed on approach to Orsk[1].

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Gordon, Yefim (2004). Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19: The Soviet Union's First Production Supersonic Fighter. Aerofax. ISBN 1857801490. 
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