Seymchan (urban-type settlement)
Encyclopedia
Seymchan is an urban-type settlement
and the administrative center of Srednekansky District
of Magadan Oblast
, Russia
. Population:
with the Kolyma River
, and about 350 kilometres (217.5 mi) north of Magadan
.
The settlement is a regional food processing and timber industry center. It is connected by road with Magadan through a Kolyma Highway spur.
The nearby village (selo) of Kolymskoye, located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-east of Seymchan, functions as an inland port on the Kolyma River. Seymchan Airport
is located half-way between the two settlements, with a mile-long (1,620 m) paved RWY
18/36. During World War II
, the airport was used to distribute American
Lend-Lease
war material
to production facilities within the Soviet Union
.
helicopter
s are routine. On September 15, 2007 one such flight crashed on the Suruktash mountain while on its way to deliver paying passengers to the vicinity of the Burgali River. Six people died, and one, the craft's commander, survived with severe burns. The wreck and the survivor were spotted by another Mi-8, and the victim was flown to Seymchan for transport to a hospital.
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 Srednekansky District
Srednekansky District
Srednekansky District is a district in Magadan Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center is the work settlement of Seymchan. Area: . District's population: 5,461 ;)...
of Magadan Oblast
Magadan Oblast
Magadan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia in the Far Eastern Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Magadan....
, 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...
. Population:
Local geography
The settlement lies on the right bank of the Seymchan River, near its confluenceConfluence (geography)
In geography, a confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where two streams flow together, merging into a single stream...
with the Kolyma River
Kolyma River
The Kolyma River is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. Itrises in the mountains north of Okhotsk and Magadan, in the area of and...
, and about 350 kilometres (217.5 mi) north of Magadan
Magadan
Magadan is a port town on the Sea of Okhotsk and gateway to the Kolyma region. It is the administrative center of Magadan Oblast , in the Russian Far East. Founded in 1929 on the site of an earlier settlement from the 1920s, it was granted the status of town in 1939...
.
The settlement is a regional food processing and timber industry center. It is connected by road with Magadan through a Kolyma Highway spur.
The nearby village (selo) of Kolymskoye, located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-east of Seymchan, functions as an inland port on the Kolyma River. Seymchan Airport
Seymchan Airport
Seymchan Airport is an airport in Magadan Oblast, Russia located two kilometers southeast of Seymchan.The runway is well-maintained. The facility is marked as military on some US DoD charts...
is located half-way between the two settlements, with a mile-long (1,620 m) paved RWY
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
18/36. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the airport was used to distribute American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Lend-Lease
Lend-Lease
Lend-Lease was the program under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China, Free France, and other Allied nations with materiel between 1941 and 1945. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, a year and a half after the outbreak of war in Europe in...
war material
Materiel
Materiel is a term used in English to refer to the equipment and supplies in military and commercial supply chain management....
to production facilities within the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
2007 Mi-8 helicopter crash
Commercial flights from Seymchan to nearby remote areas using the local forest fire protection service's Mi-8Mil Mi-8
The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is the world's most-produced helicopter, and is used by over 50 countries. Russia is the largest operator of the Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopter....
helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s are routine. On September 15, 2007 one such flight crashed on the Suruktash mountain while on its way to deliver paying passengers to the vicinity of the Burgali River. Six people died, and one, the craft's commander, survived with severe burns. The wreck and the survivor were spotted by another Mi-8, and the victim was flown to Seymchan for transport to a hospital.