Seymchan |
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Alternate names | Seimchan, Siemchan |
Location | 2 km SE Seymchan |
Country | RU |
ICAO | UHMS |
Coordinates | 62° 55.2' N 152° 25.3' E (62.9200,152.4217) |
Elevation | 207 m (679 ft) |
Runway | 18/36 1620x40 m (5315x131 ft) 169-349°T (ASPH) |
Usage | CIV/MIL |
Military units | WWII Lend-Lease flights. |
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Comments and history | Runway is well-maintained; may be paved. Marked as military on US DoD charts. It was on the Zyryanka-Seymchan-Oymyakon (questionable) leg during WWII Lend-Lease, though another source gives Markovo-Seymchan-Yakutsk. Google imagery showed only some small single-engine prop planes. |
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Mapping links | Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=62.9200,152.4217&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=62.9200,152.4217&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=62.9200,152.4217 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=62.9200,152.4217&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=62.9200,152.4217 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=62.9200&lon=152.4217&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=62.9200_N_152.4217_E_type:city
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Sources |
Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Google Earth Elevation data: Runway data: Google Earth ICAO identifier assignment: CAICA
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