AirportsNovy Urengoy Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Novy Urengoy, in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NUX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NUX
- ICAO code
- USMU
- City
- Novy Urengoy
- State or region
- Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 66.0694° N, 76.5203° E
- Elevation
- 64 m (210 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,550 m (8,366 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NUX means Novy Urengoy Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: USMU. 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 66.0694° N, 76.5203° E. It stands 64 metres (210 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
Novy Urengoy Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,550 metres (8,366 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 69.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,550 m 8,366 ft | 46 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nadym AirportNadym | NYM | 186 km |
| Noyabrsk AirportNoyabrsk | NOJ | 326 km |
| Kogalym International AirportKogalym | KGP | 442 km |
| Igarka AirportIgarka | IAA | 468 km |
| Turukhansk AirportTurukhansk | THX | 518 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,172 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,231 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,775 km | 6 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,389 km | 5 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,879 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,821 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,515 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,245 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,779 km | 15 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
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