Valek Airport
Valek Airport is a small airport in Krasnoyarsk krai, Russia located 9 km northeast of Norilsk along the Valkovskoye highway. The Norilsk river's western bank is where the runway is located.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Russia
- Also known as: “UOOW” and “Valyok Airport”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norilsk.
Norilsk
Photo: Андрей Романенко, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Norilsk is a large city in Taymyria. Because of its strategic importance for nickel ore processing, Norilsk is a closed city and special permission is needed for travel, which is generally only granted for guided tours.
Valek Airport
- Categories: airport and transportation
- Location: Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
69.39741° or 69° 23′ 51″ northLongitude
88.3529° or 88° 21′ 10″ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Operator
Taimyr Air CompanyICAO airport code
UOOWOpen location code
9MXC99W3+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 75208193OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Valek Airport” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Valek Airport”
- Indonesian: “UOOW”
- Persian: “فرودگاه نوریلسک والک”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Valek”
- Russian: “Аэропорт Валек”
- Russian: “Аэропорт Валёк”
- Russian: “Валек (аэропорт)”
- Russian: “Валёк (аэропорт)”
- Russian: “Валёк”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Валек and Oganer.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Валёк and Оль-Гуль.
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