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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Khatanga (village) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 98 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 71°58′6″N 102°29′12″E / 71.96833°N 102.48667°E | ||||||||||
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Khatanga Airport (IATA: HTG, ICAO: UOHH) is an airport in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) southeast of Khatanga. It is a major airfield servicing medium-sized airliners. Interceptor aircraft were based here in the 1970s,[citation needed] and the airfield may have been home to deployments from Bratsk.[citation needed] Today it serves as a hub for North Pole tourist expeditions via Sredny Ostrov; however, the Arctic regions still remain sensitive military zones and Khatanga is the first stop requiring entry permission from Federal Security Service border guards.
One of its uses is as a diversion airport if a twin-engine airliner experiences engine problems while flying over Siberia; however, the airport is only equipped for landings during good weather.