Alykel International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт Алыкель) (IATA: NSK, ICAO: UOOO) is a large international airport in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Norilsk.

[1][2] Since Norilsk does not have road or railroad connections to the rest of the country, the airport is the main gateway to the city.

It was constructed in 1964, when US reconnaissance satellites reported a new airfield with a 6,000 by 150 foot (1,829 m × 46 m) runway 16 nautical miles (30 km) west of Norilsk.

[3] This allowed the use of Norilsk as a staging base for Soviet bombers to reach the United States.

This role continues to this day, with caretaker status provided by the Russian Air Force's OGA (Arctic Control Group).