Dikson Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Dikson, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia}}

{{Other uses|Dikson (disambiguation)}}

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| IATA = DKS

| ICAO = UODD

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| location = Dikson (urban-type settlement)

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Dikson Airport ({{Langx|ru|Аэропорт Диксон}}) {{Airport codes|DKS|UODD}} is a small commercial airport in Russia located {{convert|5|km|abbr=on}} west of the urban-type settlement of Dikson on a small island. The airport is owned by KrasAvia.{{cite news|last1=Staalesen|first1=Atle|title=Khatanga eyes new future with better airport|url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/travel/2017/02/khatanga-eyes-new-future-better-airport|access-date=21 January 2018|publisher=The Independent Barents Observer|date=February 14, 2017}} It primarily services small transport aircraft. Central Intelligence Agency reports from 1952 released under the Freedom of Information Act indicate that the USSR was using Dikson as a staging airfield for Tupolev Tu-4 (NATO reporting name: Bull) aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

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| KrasAvia | Norilsk

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Category:Airports built in the Soviet Union

Category:Airports in Krasnoyarsk Krai

Category:Soviet Long Range Aviation Arctic staging bases

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