Begishevo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Nizhnekamsk, in Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NBC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NBC
- ICAO code
- UWKE
- City
- Nizhnekamsk
- State or region
- Republic of Tatarstan
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 55.5647° N, 52.0925° E
- Elevation
- 196 m (643 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,502 m (8,209 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NBC means Begishevo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UWKE. 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 55.5647° N, 52.0925° E. It stands 196 metres (643 feet) above sea level.
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
Begishevo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,502 metres (8,209 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 76.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,502 m 8,209 ft | 42 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bugulma AirportBugulma | UUA | 112 km |
| Izhevsk AirportIzhevsk | IJK | 165 km |
| Kazan International AirportKazan | KZN | 177 km |
| Ulyanovsk Vostochny AirportCherdakly | ULY | 247 km |
| Kurumoch International AirportSamara | KUF | 261 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,602 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,415 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,381 km | 4 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,420 km | 4 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,161 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,021 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,605 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,686 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,601 km | 16 h 55 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.