AirportsMinsk National Airport is a large airport serving Minsk, in Minsk Region, Belarus. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MSQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MSQ
- ICAO code
- UMMS
- City
- Minsk
- State or region
- Minsk Region
- Country
- Belarus
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 53.8881° N, 28.0400° E
- Elevation
- 204 m (670 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,700 m (12,139 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MSQ means Minsk National Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UMMS. 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 53.8881° N, 28.0400° E. It stands 204 metres (670 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Minsk, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Minsk National Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,700 metres (12,139 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13L/31R | 3,700 m 12,139 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 13R/31L | 3,641 m 11,946 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mogilev AirportMogilev | MVQ | 135 km |
| Vilnius International AirportVilnius, Lithuania | VNO | 197 km |
| Gomel AirportGomel | GME | 249 km |
| Kaunas International AirportKaunas, Lithuania | KUN | 282 km |
| Brest International AirportBrest | BQT | 341 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,837 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,422 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,903 km | 5 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,927 km | 2 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,143 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,730 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,971 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,119 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,114 km | 18 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
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.