Air transportation

Chukotka's airports are joined by main line connections with Moscow, Khabarovsk, Omsk, and Magadan, and by local airlines with region centers and national villages.

In 1996, on the basis of several former large air enterprises of Chukotka, the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "ChukotAvia" was formed. It owns 10 airports including the main one in Anadyr, and two airports of federal importance in Anadyr and Pevel. Anadyr and Providenie Airports have the status of international airports.

In 2005, the implementation of the biggest development project on Anadyr airport was completed. The air terminal and the runway were reconstructed, and service infrastructure was improved. A new air terminal, the flying control office building, and new radio and meteorological equipment were put into operation.

The Government of the Autonomous Okrug is working on the problem of rebuilding old landing grounds and locating new ones in national villages and settlements fitting them with necessary equipment in order to provide flights of AN-2 and AN-3 airplanes. They are solving the issues connected with safety in the first place. Four light-signal systems have been bought one of which has already been set in Lavrentiya airport. This year they will set these systems in the airports of Zaliv Kresta, Provideniya and Pevek.

In 2002, Anadyr airport was officially announced a reserve airport for flying along international airlines from Magadan to Anchorage and back. Servicing international flights between Anadyr and Anchorage and Anadyr and Nome is planned to start. Due to the measures of reconstruction of Anadyr airport, now its landing and take-off characteristics allow for its servicing of all known aircraft.

For a number of regions, air transport is the only way of communication. With the purpose of social support of the citizens, starting June, 2001, the Government of the Chukotskiy Autonomous Okrug decided to introduce subsidies for local airline flights.

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The program of economic development in Chukotka can be carried out, considers vice-premier of government CHAO M. Sobolev.

First of all, the long-term program leans on resources of peninsula. Let’s begin that geological resources of Chukotka are explored today on 10 %-17 %. The next regions are explored much better. And even on these, tentative estimations resources here can be found. The proved resources of gas on the Priosernoe deposit - 7,3 billion cubic meters. Oil resources are estimated approximately in 10 million tons, the proved stocks make 4 million tons of them. They are dispersed on small Fields, such, as Hatirskoe, where extraction is conducted by "Sibneft" company. But it is not necessary to dismiss a shelf – it’s insufficiently studied yet, but there are data, that it’s resources can make up to 14 billion tons of conditional fuel. Exxon Mobile Company in similar ice conditions, in Baffin bay has constructed 7 platforms. What prevents to construct them here?
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Reindeer breeding can be profitable: E. Marochkin acting on the head of agriculture and foodstuffs department makes comments.

There was a moratorium on an industrial slaughter of deers in district till 2006. But now it is removed, farms have allocated a contingent for commodity slaughter this year. It is planned to hand over in a trading network about 9 thousand deers this year. Within the limits of national project the agrarian and industrial complex have got slaughter area on terms of financial leasing which is assembled in Kanchalan. Basically its value is in that correctly cut production will receive a trade look and will answer all established norms. The livestock of deers for September, 1st - from above 183 thousand. It’s below the level of 1990 (490 thousand heads), nevertheless, in Chukotka a livestock grows on faster rates, than on Yamal, and it’s our main competitor. Potential market - not only Vladivostok, but also Japan, Korea, China. Reindeer breeding is, at least, preservation of a traditional way of life of native people and food safety of region and when sales volumes become great enough, branch can turn in profitable.
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