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Shimakovka Destination Guide
Explore Shimakovka in Russia
Shimakovka in the region of Chelyabinsk Oblast is a town in Russia - some 925 mi or ( 1488 km ) East of Moscow , the country's capital city .
Current time in Shimakovka is now 12:48 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Yekaterinburg " with a UTC offset of 6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yangi-Yul, Prokhorovo, Kurgan, Dolgoderevenskoye, and Dautova. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yangi-Yul . Where to go and what to see in Shimakovka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
2008 Chelyabinsk Antonov An-12 crash
On 26 May 2008, a Moskovia Airlines An-12 cargo aircraft crashed near Chelyabinsk, Russia. After departure to Perm it turned back and crashed near the airfield, killing all nine crew members . The aircraft transported cash money to Chelyabinsk http://www. rambler. ru/news/events/aircrash/12813959. html http://www. akado. com/news/document15139/ http://news. mail. ru/incident/1785523/, and was returning to Perm without any cargo. It took off only after a second attempt at 18:02 (local time).
Located at 55.40 61.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Chelyabinsk Airport
Chelyabinsk Airport is an airport in Russia located 18 km north of Chelyabinsk. It services large airliners and can park up to 51 aircraft. It also serves as a secondary hub for S7 Airlines and Ural Airlines. A NDB beacon transmits on 412 kHz.
Located at 55.31 61.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Chelyabinsk Shagol Airport
Chelyabinsk Shagol Airport (also Bakal) is an airport in Russia located in the northwest part of Chelyabinsk. It was the first airport in Chelyabinsk, but now all passenger services are routed through Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport, and Shagol Airport is used by the local pilots' training school, the Chelyabinsk Red Banner Military Aviation Institute of Navigators. In August 2007 it was used in military exercises of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
Located at 55.26 61.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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