Simferopol Airport in Crimea Now Using URFF Airport Identifier

In March 2014, Russia annexed Crimea. Although the region is still classified by ICAO as Disputed Airspace, Russia has started to include the region’s airports in its Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP). Simferopol Airport now uses the code URFF, instead of UKFF, although this has not been endorsed by ICAO. In a similar situation to that in Northern Cyprus (with respect to Turkey), all flights to Crimea should be arranged via Russia.
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Sochi Airport: the Olympics Test Passed!

The Sochi Olympics and Paralympics are over. Now that official delegations, athletes, visitors and the legions of volunteers have said goodbye and headed home, the city tries to come back to its common life in a newly upgraded environment. The same thing can be said about Sochi airport and ground handling companies, which had an extremely busy period during the Olympics and Paralympics.
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