Ugolny Yuri Ryktheu Airport — Anadyr, Russia

Ugolny Yuri Ryktheu Airport, code DYR, serves Anadyr, the remote administrative capital of Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the Far East, near the Bering Strait across from Alaska. The airport is the primary air gateway to this sparsely populated Arctic region, connecting Anadyr to Moscow and other Russian cities via long flights, since the area has essentially no road network linking it to the rest of Russia. It was renamed in recent years to honor Yuri Rytkheu, a celebrated Chukchi writer. Given the extreme climate, DYR must handle severe winter conditions, and air transport remains the only practical year-round way to reach much of Chukotka, making the airport critical for supplies, mail, and passenger travel.