AirportsTurkmenbaşy International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Turkmenbaşy, in Balkan Region, Turkmenistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KRW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KRW
- ICAO code
- UTAK
- City
- Turkmenbaşy
- State or region
- Balkan Region
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.0628° N, 53.0051° E
- Elevation
- 85 m (279 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KRW means Turkmenbaşy International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UTAK. 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 40.0628° N, 53.0051° E. It stands 85 metres (279 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Ashgabat, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Turkmenbaşy International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,483 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Turkmenistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16R/34L | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 16L/34R | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Balkanabat International AirportBalkanabat | BKN | 111 km |
| Heydar Aliyev International AirportBaku, Azerbaijan | GYD | 255 km |
| Sari Dasht-e Naz International AirportSari, Iran | SRY | 380 km |
| Lankaran International AirportLankaran, Azerbaijan | LLK | 389 km |
| Nowshahr AirportNowshahr, Iran | NSH | 401 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,544 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,006 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,662 km | 2 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,233 km | 5 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,552 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,739 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,695 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,322 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,979 km | 16 h 10 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.