AirportsSochi International Airport is a large airport serving Sochi, in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AER.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AER
- ICAO code
- URSS
- City
- Sochi
- State or region
- Krasnodar Krai
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 43.4499° N, 39.9566° E
- Elevation
- 27 m (89 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,895 m (9,498 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AER means Sochi International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: URSS. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.4499° N, 39.9566° E. It stands 27 metres (89 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Moscow, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sochi International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,895 metres (9,498 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 136 airports of Russia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 48.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,895 m 9,498 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 02/20 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 49 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International AirportSukhumi, Georgia | SUI | 116 km |
| Krasnodar Pashkovsky International AirportKrasnodar | KRR | 187 km |
| Gelendzhik AirportGelendzhik | GDZ | 200 km |
| Alexander Kartveli Batumi International AirportBatumi, Georgia | BUS | 245 km |
| David the Builder Kutaisi International AirportKopitnari, Georgia | KUT | 250 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,688 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,091 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,460 km | 3 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,122 km | 4 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,554 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,134 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,838 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,073 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,123 km | 17 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.