Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport

Cherdakly, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia

Also known as: Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport

Regional Airport ✓ Scheduled Service

Timezone Europe/Ulyanovsk

Local Time —

Elevation 252 ft (77 m)

Coordinates 54.4010°N, 48.8027°E

Runways 2

ULY is the IATA airport code for Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport, located in Cherdakly, Russia. Its ICAO code is UWLW. The airport is classified as a Regional Airport with scheduled commercial passenger service. It operates in the Europe/Ulyanovsk timezone at an elevation of 252 ft (77 m) above sea level. It has 2 runways.

About Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport

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Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport is an airport in Russia located 28 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Ulyanovsk. Its runway is tied with Shigatse Peace Airport in China as the longest public use runway in the world with a length of 5,000 metres (16,000 ft). The runway is also the widest, with a total width of about 105 metres (344 ft). The airport also features a very long taxiway that connects to the local Aviastar plant. This airport is mainly a cargo airport. It was founded in 1983 as a test site for the neighbouring Aviastar plant. It is a base for Volga-Dnepr Airlines. Also located here is Aviastar-SP, the manufacturer of the Antonov An-124 and Tupolev Tu-204.