Palana Airport Explained
Palana Airport |
Nativename-A: | Аэропорт Палана |
Icao: | UHPL |
Lid: | ПАН |
Type: | Public |
Location: | Palana |
Elevation-F: | 112 |
Elevation-M: | 34 |
R1-Number: | 12/30 |
R1-Length-F: | 4724 |
R1-Length-M: | 1440 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Palana Airport is an airport in Koryak Okrug, Russia located 4 km west of Palana. It services small transports.
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]
External links
Official website (in Russian)
Notes and References
- Web site: RA-28715 Accident description . Aviation Safety Network . 12 September 2012.
- Web site: No survivors from plane crash in Russia's far east, rescue officials say. July 6, 2021. Reuters.