Plekhanovo Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | public | ||||||||||
Serves | Tyumen | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 308 ft / 94 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 57°8′36″N 065°28′6″E / 57.14333°N 65.46833°E | ||||||||||
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Plekhanovo Airport (ICAO: USTL) is an airport in Tyumen Oblast, Russia located 4 km west of Tyumen.[1] A small civilian airport with a parking tarmac, it is one of two airports serving the city of Tyumen, the other being Roshchino International Airport.[2] Plekhanovo Airport is the base for Utair Airlines.[3]
Tyumen is a developing city within Russia. The city's current electrical distribution system does not have capacity to cover all areas of the city. Plans to expand the network include constructing a gas turbine station in western Tyumen that will supply electricity to the Zarechnaya district, and the area surrounding the airport.[4] In 2021, a proposal was approved to finance the construction of a residential area around the Plekhanovo airtport using infrastructure bonds.[5]