Igarka Airport — Igarka, Russia

IAA is Igarka Airport, located in Igarka, a remote town in Russia's Krasnoyarsk Krai above the Arctic Circle along the Yenisei River. Historically built to support Soviet-era Arctic industry, timber processing, and infamous forced-labor projects like the unfinished Salekhard-Igarka railway, IAA remains a critical lifeline for this isolated northern settlement, where river transport freezes for much of the year. The airport handles cargo, passenger flights connecting Igarka to Krasnoyarsk and other regional centers, and supports scientific and resource-extraction activity in the area. Given the extreme climate, operations at IAA are heavily influenced by seasonal weather, with air transport often the only reliable way in or out of the region during the long Arctic winter.