Maykop Airport () is a civilian airport located on the north of

Maykop Maykop is the capital city of Adygea, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River. It borders Maykopsky District, from which it is administratively and municipally independent, to the east and south; Giaginsky District to the north, ...

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. It has no solid-surface runway and is licensed for turboprop traffic only. Jet planes may land only in case of stable dry weather. The Khanskaya air base , which has a concrete runway, is about northwest of Maykop Airport and about east of Khanskaya.

Modern day

Maykop Airport is now in a dilapidated and ruined state. The interior is layered with rubble and graffiti making the floor practically invisible. The stairs to the 2nd floor appear to be on the brink of collapse and under the stairs is a lot of rubble almost enough to reach half way up making it hard to get to the 2nd floor. On the 2nd floor there are hallways with remnants of a wooden floor, some walls are complete whilst others are broken. one of the rooms appear to be a small cafeteria judging by its size. in a other room there used to be a entrance to the

Air traffic control Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled air ...

tower but it appears to be destroyed for preservation and safety reasons. One safety reason is; the

air traffic control Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled air ...

appears to be made out of wood which appears to be rotting.

The future of Maykop Airport

Recently the airport's land for

Runway In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt concrete, asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (sod, ...

and most of the

Taxiway A taxiway is a path for aircraft at an airport connecting runways with Airport apron, aprons, hangars, Airport terminal, terminals and other facilities. They mostly have a hard surface such as Asphalt concrete, asphalt or concrete, although sma ...

have been sold, and now

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are being built on the land.

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# Eye witness statements # photos that where taken of the inside # videos that were taken in the outside and inside Defunct airports in Russia Airports built in the Soviet Union Airports in Adygea {{Russia-airport-stub