Zyryanka Airport — Zyryanka, Russia

Zyryanka Airport, bearing the code ZKP, is located in the Sakha Republic of Russia, near the confluence of the Kolyma and Yasachnaya rivers. This far-flung settlement depends heavily on air travel due to its extreme remoteness and the impracticality of road infrastructure across the permafrost terrain. The airport's runway supports regional turboprop aircraft that connect Zyryanka to Yakutsk and other Sakha communities, particularly important during the long winter when river navigation halts. Zyryanka's economy has historically tied to coal mining and reindeer herding, and the airfield remains a critical supply route. ZKP typifies the scattered network of Arctic and sub-Arctic airstrips that keep Russia's far northeastern territories accessible.