AirportsSokol Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Magadan, in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GDX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GDX
- ICAO code
- UHMM
- City
- Magadan
- State or region
- Magadan Oblast
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 59.9110° N, 150.7200° E
- Elevation
- 175 m (574 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,452 m (11,326 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GDX means Sokol Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UHMM. 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 59.9110° N, 150.7200° E. It stands 175 metres (574 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Magadan, about 39 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Magadan, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sokol Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,452 metres (11,326 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 136 airports of Russia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,452 m 11,326 ft | 59 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Okhotsk AirportOkhotsk | OHO | 434 km |
| Ust-Nera AirportUst-Nera | USR | 648 km |
| Zyryanka AirportZyryanka | ZKP | 649 km |
| Moma AirportKhonuu | MQJ | 817 km |
| Srednekolymsk AirportSrednekolymsk | SEK | 854 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,390 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,506 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,886 km | 10 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,363 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,118 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,841 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,634 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,821 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,437 km | 13 h 05 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.