Loukhi is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement

Urban-type settlement

Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...

) and the administrative center of Loukhsky District

Loukhsky District

Loukhsky District is an administrative district , one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Loukhsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the urban locality of Loukhi. District's population: 20,128 ; Population of Loukhi accounts for...

 of the Republic of Karelia

Republic of Karelia

The Republic of Karelia is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is located in the northwestern part of Russia, taking intervening position between the basins of White and Baltic seas...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

, located on the shore of Lake Panovo, 500 kilometres (310.7 mi) north of Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It stretches along the western shore of the Lake Onega for some . The city is served by Petrozavodsk Airport. Municipally, it is incorporated as Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug . Population:...

. Population:

It was founded in 1912–1914 due to the construction of a railroad. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1944.

In 1978, Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was forced to land at the nearby Korpijärvi Lake after being attacked by Soviet aircraft.