Magnitogorsk International Airport is a large airport serving Magnitogorsk, in Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MQF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MQF
- ICAO code
- USCM
- City
- Magnitogorsk
- State or region
- Republic of Bashkortostan
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 53.3920° N, 58.7552° E
- Elevation
- 436 m (1,430 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,250 m (10,663 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MQF means Magnitogorsk International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: USCM. 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 53.3920° N, 58.7552° E. It stands 436 metres (1,430 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Yekaterinburg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Magnitogorsk International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,250 metres (10,663 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 136 airports of Russia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 27.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36/18 | 3,250 m 10,663 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ufa International AirportUfa | UFA | 229 km |
| Orsk AirportOrsk | OSW | 258 km |
| Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International AirportChelyabinsk | CEK | 277 km |
| Orenburg Central AirportOrenburg | REN | 285 km |
| Kostanay International AirportKostanay, Kazakhstan | KSN | 319 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,141 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,003 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,142 km | 4 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,904 km | 5 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,615 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,300 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,114 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,355 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,119 km | 16 h 20 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.