Narrative:
Two hijackers demanded to be taken to Turkey. Hijackers surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 15 October 1970 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24B |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Georgia |
| Registration: | CCCP-46256 |
| MSN: | 77303404 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 60 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Trabzon Airport (TZX) ( Turkey)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Batumi-Chorokh Airport (BUS/UGSB), Georgia |
| Sukhumi Airport (SUI/UGSS), Georgia |
Two hijackers demanded to be taken to Turkey. Hijackers surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
Classification:
HijackPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Batumi-Chorokh Airport to Sukhumi Airport as the crow flies is 144 km (90 miles).
Distance from Batumi-Chorokh Airport to Sukhumi Airport as the crow flies is 144 km (90 miles).
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