AirportsGelendzhik Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gelendzhik, in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GDZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GDZ
- ICAO code
- URKG
- City
- Gelendzhik
- State or region
- Krasnodar Krai
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 44.5821° N, 38.0125° E
- Elevation
- 30 m (98 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,100 m (10,171 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GDZ means Gelendzhik Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: URKG. 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 44.5821° N, 38.0125° E. It stands 30 metres (98 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
Gelendzhik Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,100 metres (10,171 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 35.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,100 m 10,171 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Krasnodar Pashkovsky International AirportKrasnodar | KRR | 105 km |
| Sochi International AirportSochi | AER | 200 km |
| Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International AirportSukhumi, Georgia | SUI | 315 km |
| Stavropol Shpakovskoye AirportStavropol | STW | 328 km |
| Sinop AirportSinop, Turkey | NOP | 371 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,870 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,288 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,657 km | 3 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,925 km | 4 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,355 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,964 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,024 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,134 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,304 km | 17 h 45 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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