AirportsTiksi Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tiksi, in Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IKS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IKS
- ICAO code
- UEST
- City
- Tiksi
- State or region
- Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 71.6977° N, 128.9030° E
- Elevation
- 8 m (26 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,001 m (9,845 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IKS means Tiksi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UEST. 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 71.6977° N, 128.9030° E. It stands 8 metres (26 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Tiksi Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,001 metres (9,845 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 41.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,001 m 9,845 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ust-Kuyga AirportUst-Kuyga | UKG | 309 km |
| Sakkyryr AirportBatagay-Alyta | SUK | 438 km |
| Deputatskiy AirportDeputatskiy | DPT | 480 km |
| Batagay AirportBatagay | BQJ | 502 km |
| Zhigansk AirportZhigansk | ZIX | 587 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,711 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,845 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,778 km | 8 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,758 km | 7 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,396 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,178 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,019 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,069 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,876 km | 14 h 50 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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