Airports by country · RU

Airports in Russia

In short

Russia has 124 airports with scheduled passenger service in OurAirports data: 43 classified as large and 81 as medium.

The nearest to the capital, Moscow, is Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), 29 km (18 mi) from the city centre.

Sakha (Yakutia) Republic has the most airports of any region (16).

Source: OurAirports data retrieved 2026-10-18; capital location from Natural Earth.

Data updated October 18, 2026

Airports with scheduled service: 124
Large (OurAirports class): 43
Medium (OurAirports class): 81

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Large airport Medium airportOutlines: Natural Earth.

Key findings

With 124 airports with scheduled passenger service, Russia ranks 4th of the 233 countries and territories in OurAirports data.
How we calculated this: Rank of countries by count of dataset airports.
The highest is Chulman Airport (NER) at 2,812 ft (857 m) above sea level.
How we calculated this: Maximum OurAirports field elevation within the country.
The longest runway is at Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY): 16,404 ft (5,000 m).
How we calculated this: Maximum OurAirports runway length within the country.
Sakha (Yakutia) Republic has the most of them: 16 of 124, across 63 regions with airports.
How we calculated this: Count of dataset airports by OurAirports region (ISO 3166-2).
The airport nearest to central Moscow, the capital, is Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), 29 km (18 mi) away.
How we calculated this: Nearest dataset airport to the Natural Earth capital point.

Airports by region

Sakha (Yakutia) Republic · 16 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
YKSPlaton Oyunsky Yakutsk International AirportYakutsk	Large	3,400 m	99 m
CYXCherskiy AirportCherskiy	Medium	1,700 m	6 m
CKHChokurdakh AirportChokurdah	Medium	1,900 m	46 m
NERChulman AirportNeryungri	Medium	3,600 m	857 m
ULKLensk AirportLensk	Medium	2,000 m	244 m
MJZMirny AirportMirny	Medium	2,800 m	352 m
MQJMoma AirportKhonuu	Medium	1,800 m	200 m
OLZOlyokminsk AirportOlyokminsk	Medium	1,300 m	200 m
PYJPolyarny AirportYakutia	Medium	3,100 m	506 m
SYSSaskylakh AirportSaskylakh	Medium	—	—
SEKSrednekolymsk AirportSrednekolymsk	Medium	1,800 m	18 m
IKSTiksi AirportTiksi	Medium	3,001 m	8 m
USRUst-Nera AirportUst-Nera	Medium	1,530 m	550 m
VYIVilyuisk AirportVilyuisk	Medium	1,600 m	110 m
ZIXZhigansk AirportZhigansk	Medium	—	89 m
ZKPZyryanka AirportZyryanka	Medium	—	43 m

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug · 8 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
NJCNizhnevartovsk AirportNizhnevartovsk	Large	3,200 m	54 m
SGCSurgut International AirportSurgut	Large	2,790 m	61 m
EYKBeloyarskiy Airport	Medium	2,142 m	25 m
HMAKhanty Mansiysk AirportKhanty-Mansiysk	Medium	2,798 m	23 m
KGPKogalym International AirportKogalym	Medium	2,507 m	67 m
NYANyagan AirportNyagan	Medium	2,532 m	110 m
OVSSovetskiy AirportSovetskiy	Medium	2,500 m	107 m
URJUray AirportUray	Medium	2,200 m	58 m

Krasnoyarsk Krai · 8 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
NSKAlykel International AirportNorilsk	Large	3,430 m	175 m
KJAKrasnoyarsk International AirportKrasnoyarsk	Large	3,700 m	287 m
IAAIgarka AirportIgarka	Medium	2,500 m	25 m
HTGKhatanga AirportKhatanga	Medium	2,704 m	29 m
KCYKrasnoyarsk Cheremshanka AirportKrasnoyarsk	Medium	1,800 m	254 m
VEOSevero-Yeniseysk AirportSevero-Yeniseysk	Medium	1,500 m	520 m
VAQVanavara AirportVanavara	Medium	1,400 m	272 m
EIEYeniseysk AirportYeniseysk	Medium	2,200 m	77 m

Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug · 6 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
BVJBovanenkovo AirportBovanenkovo	Medium	2,651 m	7 m
NYMNadym AirportNadym	Medium	2,548 m	15 m
NUXNovy Urengoy AirportNovy Urengoy	Medium	2,550 m	64 m
NOJNoyabrsk AirportNoyabrsk	Medium	2,500 m	136 m
SBTSabetta International AirportSabetta	Medium	2,700 m	14 m
SLYSalekhard AirportSalekhard	Medium	2,718 m	66 m

Komi Republic · 5 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
PEXPechora AirportPechora	Medium	1,800 m	30 m
SCWSyktyvkar AirportSyktyvkar	Medium	2,500 m	104 m
UCTUkhta AirportUkhta	Medium	2,649 m	147 m
USKUsinsk AirportUsinsk	Medium	2,500 m	80 m
VKTVorkuta AirportVorkuta	Medium	2,200 m	184 m

Khabarovsk Krai · 4 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
KHVKhabarovsk Novy AirportKhabarovsk	Medium	4,000 m	74 m
KXKKomsomolsk-on-Amur AirportKomsomolsk-on-Amur	Medium	2,500 m	28 m
NLINikolayevsk-na-Amure AirportNikolayevsk-na-Amure Airport	Medium	1,900 m	52 m
OHOOkhotsk AirportOkhotsk	Medium	2,000 m	14 m

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug · 3 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
KPWKeperveem AirportKeperveem	Medium	3,500 m	190 m
PWEPevek AirportApapelgino	Medium	2,500 m	3 m
DYRUgolny Yuri Ryktheu AirportAnadyr	Medium	3,500 m	59 m

Irkutsk Oblast · 3 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
IKTIrkutsk International AirportIrkutsk	Large	3,565 m	511 m
BTKBratsk AirportBratsk	Medium	3,160 m	491 m
UKXUst-Kut AirportUst-Kut	Medium	2,000 m	667 m

Krasnodar Krai · 3 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
KRRKrasnodar Pashkovsky International AirportKrasnodar	Large	2,998 m	36 m
AERSochi International AirportSochi	Large	2,895 m	27 m
GDZGelendzhik AirportGelendzhik	Medium	3,100 m	30 m

Moscow Oblast · 3 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
DMEDomodedovo International AirportMoscow	Large	3,500 m	179 m
SVOSheremetyevo International AirportMoscow	Large	3,700 m	190 m
ZIAZhukovsky International AirportMoscow	Large	4,600 m	115 m

Republic of Tatarstan · 3 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
KZNKazan International AirportKazan	Large	3,750 m	125 m
NBCBegishevo AirportNizhnekamsk	Medium	2,502 m	196 m
UUABugulma AirportBugulma	Medium	2,000 m	302 m

Arkhangelsk Oblast · 2 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
KSZKotlas AirportKotlas	Medium	1,450 m	56 m
ARHTalagi AirportArchangelsk	Medium	2,500 m	19 m

Kemerovo Oblast · 2 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
KEJAlexei Leonov Kemerovo International AirportKemerovo	Large	3,200 m	263 m
NOZSpichenkovo AirportNovokuznetsk	Medium	2,679 m	312 m

Nenets Autonomous Okrug · 2 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
AMVAmderma AirportAmderma	Medium	—	4 m
NNMNaryan Mar AirportNaryan Mar	Medium	2,500 m	11 m

Orenburg Oblast · 2 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
RENOrenburg Central AirportOrenburg	Medium	2,503 m	118 m
OSWOrsk AirportOrsk	Medium	2,900 m	277 m

Republic of Bashkortostan · 2 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
MQFMagnitogorsk International AirportMagnitogorsk	Large	3,250 m	436 m
UFAUfa International AirportUfa	Large	3,761 m	137 m

Saratov Oblast · 2 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
GSVGagarin International AirportSaratov	Large	3,000 m	31 m
BWOBalakovo AirportBalakovo	Medium	2,350 m	29 m

Stavropol Krai · 2 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
MRVMineralnye Vody AirportMineralnyye Vody	Large	3,900 m	321 m
STWStavropol Shpakovskoye AirportStavropol	Medium	2,600 m	453 m

Tyumen Oblast · 2 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
TJMRoshchino International AirportTyumen	Large	3,003 m	115 m
RMZTobolsk Remezov AirportTobolsk	Medium	2,400 m	51 m

Ulyanovsk Oblast · 2 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
ULVUlyanovsk Baratayevka AirportUlyanovsk	Medium	3,820 m	137 m
ULYUlyanovsk Vostochny AirportCherdakly	Medium	5,000 m	77 m

Vologda Oblast · 2 airports
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
CEECherepovets AirportCherepovets	Medium	2,500 m	115 m
VUSVelikiy Ustyug AirportVelikiy Ustyug	Medium	1,545 m	101 m

Altai Krai · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
BAXBarnaul Gherman Titov International AirportBarnaul	Large	2,850 m	255 m

Amur Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
BQSIgnatyevo AirportBlagoveschensk	Medium	2,821 m	194 m

Astrakhan Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
ASFAstrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International AirportAstrakhan	Large	3,200 m	-20 m

Chechen Republic · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
GRVAkhmat Kadyrov Grozny International AirportGrozny	Large	2,500 m	167 m

Chelyabinsk Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
CEKKurchatov Chelyabinsk International AirportChelyabinsk	Large	3,200 m	234 m

Chuvash Republic · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
CSYCheboksary AirportCheboksary	Medium	2,512 m	170 m

Ivanovo Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
IWAIvanovo South AirportIvanovo	Medium	2,500 m	125 m

Kabardino-Balkar Republic · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
NALNalchik AirportNalchik	Medium	2,200 m	445 m

Kaliningrad Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
KGDKhrabrovo AirportKaliningrad	Large	3,350 m	13 m

Kamchatka Krai · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
PKCYelizovo AirportPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky	Large	3,400 m	40 m

Kirov Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
KVXPobedilovo AirportKirov	Medium	2,204 m	146 m

Kostroma Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
KMWKostroma Sokerkino AirportKostroma	Medium	1,700 m	136 m

Kurgan Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
KROKurgan AirportKurgan	Medium	2,600 m	73 m

Magadan Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
GDXSokol AirportMagadan	Medium	3,452 m	175 m

Moscow (city) · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
VKOVnukovo International AirportMoscow	Large	3,500 m	209 m

Murmansk Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
MMKEmperor Nicholas II Murmansk AirportMurmansk	Large	2,500 m	81 m

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
GOJNizhny Novgorod / Strigino International AirportNizhny Novgorod	Large	3,000 m	78 m

Novosibirsk Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
OVBNovosibirsk Tolmachevo AirportNovosibirsk	Large	3,602 m	111 m

Omsk Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
OMSOmsk Central AirportOmsk	Large	2,876 m	95 m

Penza Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
PEZPenza AirportPenza	Medium	2,790 m	187 m

Perm Krai · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
PEEPerm International AirportPerm	Large	3,206 m	123 m

Primorsky Krai · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
VVOVladivostok International AirportArtyom	Large	3,500 m	18 m

Pskov Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
PKVPrincess Olga Pskov International AirportPskov	Medium	2,524 m	47 m

Republic of Buryat · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
UUDBaikal International AirportUlan Ude	Large	3,400 m	515 m

Republic of Dagestan · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
MCXMakhachkala Uytash International AirportMakhachkala	Large	2,640 m	4 m

Republic of Ingushetia · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
IGTMagas AirportSunzha	Medium	3,000 m	355 m

Republic of Kalmykia · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
ESLElista AirportElista	Medium	3,200 m	153 m

Republic of Karelia · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
PESPetrozavodsk AirportPetrozavodsk	Medium	2,500 m	46 m

Republic of Khakassia · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
ABAAbakan International AirportAbakan	Large	3,250 m	253 m

Republic of Mordovia · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
SKXSaransk International AirportSaransk	Large	2,800 m	206 m

Republic of North Ossetia-Alania · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
OGZVladikavkaz Beslan International AirportBeslan	Medium	3,000 m	510 m

Saint Petersburg (city) · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
LEDPulkovo AirportSt. Petersburg	Large	3,780 m	24 m

Sakhalin Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
UUSYuzhno-Sakhalinsk International AirportYuzhno-Sakhalinsk	Large	3,400 m	18 m

Samara Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
KUFKurumoch International AirportSamara	Large	3,001 m	145 m

Sverdlovsk Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
SVXKoltsovo AirportYekaterinburg	Large	3,025 m	233 m

Tomsk Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
TOFTomsk Kamov AirportTomsk	Large	2,500 m	182 m

Tuva Republic · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
KYZKyzyl AirportKyzyl	Medium	2,700 m	647 m

Udmurt Republic · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
IJKIzhevsk AirportIzhevsk	Medium	2,500 m	162 m

Volgograd Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
VOGVolgograd International AirportVolgograd	Large	2,800 m	147 m

Voronezh Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
VOZVoronezh International AirportVoronezh	Medium	2,300 m	157 m

Yaroslavl Oblast · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
IARGolden Ring Yaroslavl International AirportTunoshna	Large	3,008 m	87 m

Zabaykalsky Krai · 1 airport
Airport	Class	Longest runway	Elevation
HTAChita-Kadala International AirportChita	Large	2,874 m	693 m

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Key findings

Airports by region