AirportsCheboksary Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Cheboksary, in Chuvash Republic, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CSY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CSY
- ICAO code
- UWKS
- City
- Cheboksary
- State or region
- Chuvash Republic
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 56.0903° N, 47.3473° E
- Elevation
- 170 m (558 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,512 m (8,241 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CSY means Cheboksary Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UWKS. 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 56.0903° N, 47.3473° E. It stands 170 metres (558 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
Cheboksary Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,512 metres (8,241 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 73.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,512 m 8,241 ft | 49 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 06R/24L | 1,509 m 4,950 ft | 82 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kazan International AirportKazan | KZN | 132 km |
| Ulyanovsk Vostochny AirportCherdakly | ULY | 209 km |
| Ulyanovsk Baratayevka AirportUlyanovsk | ULV | 210 km |
| Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International AirportNizhny Novgorod | GOJ | 221 km |
| Saransk International AirportSaransk | SKX | 257 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,858 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,632 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,490 km | 4 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,118 km | 4 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,921 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,913 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,891 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,939 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,903 km | 17 h 15 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
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