AirportsAkhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport is a large airport serving Grozny, in Chechen Republic, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GRV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GRV
- ICAO code
- URMG
- City
- Grozny
- State or region
- Chechen Republic
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 43.3881° N, 45.6998° E
- Elevation
- 167 m (548 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GRV means Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: URMG. 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 43.3881° N, 45.6998° E. It stands 167 metres (548 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
Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 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 80.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,500 m 8,202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Magas AirportSunzha | IGT | 56 km |
| Vladikavkaz Beslan International AirportBeslan | OGZ | 91 km |
| Nalchik AirportNalchik | NAL | 167 km |
| Makhachkala Uytash International AirportMakhachkala | MCX | 171 km |
| Tbilisi International AirportTbilisi, Georgia | TBS | 201 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,243 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,705 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,200 km | 3 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,523 km | 4 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,880 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,266 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,400 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,680 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,676 km | 17 h 00 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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