Alykel Airport is a large airport in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located 35 kilometres west of Norilsk. Alykel is the only functional airfield around Norilsk. It handles medium-sized airliners and is serviced by 24-hour operations. Since it is capable of handling widebody jets, it is a diversion airport on Polar route 1. It was constructed in 1964, when US reconnaissance satellites reported a new airfield with a 6,000 by 150 foot runway 16 nautical miles west of Norilsk.