AirportsKostroma Sokerkino Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kostroma, in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KMW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KMW
- ICAO code
- UUBA
- City
- Kostroma
- State or region
- Kostroma Oblast
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 57.7969° N, 41.0194° E
- Elevation
- 136 m (446 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,700 m (5,577 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KMW means Kostroma Sokerkino Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UUBA. 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 57.7969° N, 41.0194° E. It stands 136 metres (446 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Yaroslavl, about 71 km away in a straight line.
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
Kostroma Sokerkino 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 119.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,700 m 5,577 ft | 48 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Ring Yaroslavl International AirportTunoshna | IAR | 58 km |
| Ivanovo South AirportIvanovo | IWA | 95 km |
| Cherepovets AirportCherepovets | CEE | 239 km |
| Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International AirportNizhny Novgorod | GOJ | 242 km |
| Sheremetyevo International AirportMoscow | SVO | 299 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,279 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,027 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,793 km | 5 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,714 km | 3 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,514 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,634 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,318 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,205 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,308 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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