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+/**
+ * @vitest-environment jsdom
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { FlightsMapStartPage } from "./FlightsMapStartPage.js";
+
+vi.mock("@modern-js/runtime/router", () => ({
+  useParams: () => ({ lang: "ru" }),
+  Link: ({ children, ...props }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => <a {...props}>{children}</a>,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/i18n/provider.js", () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({ t: (key: string) => key, i18n: { language: "ru" } }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/ui/layout/PageTabs.js", () => ({
+  PageTabs: () => <div data-testid="page-tabs" />,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./ClientOnly.js", () => ({
+  ClientOnly: ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => <>{children}</>,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./MapCanvas.js", () => ({
+  MapCanvas: () => <div data-testid="map-canvas" />,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./FlightsMapFilter.js", () => ({
+  FlightsMapFilter: () => <div data-testid="flights-map-filter" />,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/env/index.js", () => ({
+  getEnv: () => ({ API_BASE_URL: "https://api.test" }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../hooks/useFlightsMapSearch.js", () => ({
+  useFlightsMapSearch: () => ({ routes: [], loading: false, error: null }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../hooks/useFlightsMapCalendar.js", () => ({
+  useFlightsMapCalendar: () => ({ availableDays: [] }),
+}));
+
+const dictState = {
+  dictionaries: null as unknown,
+  loading: true,
+  error: null as Error | null,
+};
+vi.mock("@/shared/dictionaries/index.js", () => ({
+  useDictionaries: () => dictState,
+}));
+
+describe("FlightsMapStartPage — dictionaries integration", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    dictState.dictionaries = null;
+    dictState.loading = true;
+    dictState.error = null;
+  });
+
+  it("shows the loader while dictionaries are loading", () => {
+    dictState.loading = true;
+    render(<FlightsMapStartPage />);
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("map-loader")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("shows the error banner when dictionaries failed", () => {
+    dictState.loading = false;
+    dictState.error = new Error("dict boom");
+    render(<FlightsMapStartPage />);
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("map-error")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("does not show the loader once dictionaries resolve", () => {
+    dictState.loading = false;
+    dictState.dictionaries = {
+      regions: [],
+      countries: [],
+      cities: [],
+      airports: [],
+      cityByCode: new Map(),
+      airportByCode: new Map(),
+      ruCityCodes: new Set(),
+      otherCityCodes: new Set(),
+    };
+    render(<FlightsMapStartPage />);
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("map-loader")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});