AirportsCherskiy Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Cherskiy, in Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CYX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CYX
- ICAO code
- UESS
- City
- Cherskiy
- State or region
- Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 68.7406° N, 161.3380° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,700 m (5,577 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CYX means Cherskiy Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UESS. 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 68.7406° N, 161.3380° E. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Cherskiy Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,700 metres (5,577 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 136 airports of Russia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 118.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,700 m 5,577 ft | not listed | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Keperveem AirportKeperveem | KPW | 221 km |
| Srednekolymsk AirportSrednekolymsk | SEK | 345 km |
| Pevek AirportApapelgino | PWE | 382 km |
| Chokurdakh AirportChokurdah | CKH | 558 km |
| Zyryanka AirportZyryanka | ZKP | 558 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,837 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,973 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,017 km | 10 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,565 km | 8 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,036 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,134 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,610 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,924 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,449 km | 14 h 20 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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